2020/2207(INI) Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - annual report 2020
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| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFET |
MIKSER Sven ( S&D)
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DANJEAN Arnaud ( EPP),
GROŠELJ Klemen ( Renew),
RIVIÈRE Jérôme ( ID),
NEUMANN Hannah ( Verts/ALE),
VONDRA Alexandr ( ECR),
DEMIREL Özlem ( GUE/NGL)
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| Committee Opinion | AFCO |
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2021/01/18
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
2020/12/03
Vote scheduled in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2020/11/12
EP - Committee draft report
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2020/11/12
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2020/11/12
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2020/10/22
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2020/04/06
EP - MIKSER Sven (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
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2020/2207(INI)
2020/11/17
AFET
454 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to Article 2 (4) of the Charter of the United Nations,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 d (new) - having regard to the Intermediate Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty, Russia’s repeated violations including the development and deployment of 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile systems and the resulting US withdrawal from the Treaty,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Reiterates that the use of force is not a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; considers unacceptable the military involvement of third countries, particularly Turkey, in the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict and emphasises that the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs are the only international mediators to a peaceful resolution to the conflict, based on 2009 Basic Principles which reflect the Helsinki Final Act principles of Non-Use of Force, Territorial Integrity, and the Equal Rights and Self-Determination of Peoples;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Expresses serious concerns over Turkey’s destabilising behaviour, including its illegal activities within Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) / continental shelf, which violates international law and good neighbourly relations; is worried by the Turkish support to the reopening of Varosha seafront in violation of the UN ceasefire agreement, which comes before an attempt to restart peace talks and is further concerned by the consequences such behaviour can have on peace and stability in an already fragile region;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Is deeply concerned by the proliferation of fake news and by disinformation campaigns by state actors such as Russia as a means of subverting European democracy and cohesion; considers that the Union should react forcefully on the international scene against such interference, including, when appropriate, with sanctions and multilateral legal action;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes with concern that Russia, in partnership with China, is taking some assertive steps in the international arena, with the aim to promote its own geopolitical agenda; is worried about Russia’s actions taken in order to expand its presence in Europe’s neighbourhoods, negatively affecting EU efforts for peace in Syria, Libya and Ukraine;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that the immediate EU neighbourhood contains several protracted conflicts, resolution of which require a more active engagement from the EU side, in order to increase safety environment for local population and enable these countries to achieve their full potential, including in the process of pro- democratic reforms;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes its concern about the conflict occurring in the Nagorno- Karabakh region;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Regrets the overall destabilising role of Turkey, invading in Syria and northern Iraq, and actively participating in the conflicts in Libya and now in Nagorno Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan; Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the threats of military action against EU Member States, notably Greece and Cyprus, by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the threats of military action against EU Member States by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean; notes with regret the continuous hostile actions from Turkey, notably regarding explorations in Greek waters, thereby refusing dialogue and disregarding the conclusions of the European Council of 1 October 2020 that called on Turkey to abstain from any actions in breach of international law; reiterates the Union’s readiness to use all instruments and options at its disposal, including in accordance with Article 29 TEU and Article 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member States;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the threats of military
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 e (new) Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the threats of military action against EU Member States by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean; reiterates the full and unambiguous intention of the European Union to defend its interests and to stand in full solidarity with its Member States, Greece and Cyprus;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the threats of military action against EU Member States by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean; is alarmed about the increasingly inflammatory and aggressive behaviour and actions of the Turkish government;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the threats of military action against EU Member States by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean; Urges VP/HR to devise a separate, comprehensive strategy solely focussed on EU-Turkey relations;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the threats of military action against EU Member States by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean and its use of Syrian Islamist foreign fighters in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the threats of military action against EU Member States, namely Greece and the Republic of Cyprus, by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the illegal activities and threats of military action against EU Member States by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Strongly condemns the presence of Turkish troops in the Republic of Cyprus;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Strongly condemns the presence of Turkish troops in the Republic of Cyprus. Considers joint European initiatives to act pressure on Turkey, in order to withdraw its troops to be key for Peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 f (new) - having regard to the threat of domestic and foreign terrorism, primarily from groups such as ISIS,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Condemns all Turkish actions that violate the EU Arms Embargo in Libya, through the presence of Turkish troops, the transfer of military equipment and the transport of Syrian jihadists by Turkey to Libya;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Strongly condemns the role of Turkey in the new crisis in Caucasus, supporting the Azeri aggression against Armenians, providing military equipment and transferring jihadist fighters to Azerbaijan;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 e (new) 9e. Considering that Turkey has performed many illegal interventions in the territory of Syria and Iraq, calls upon the European Commission to develop an integrated EU strategy for the reconstruction of both countries;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses that access to safe drinking water is one of the major problems of the XXI century, especially since nearly 60% of aquifer resources cross political territorial borders. The water stress resulting from the increased freshwater needs of the world’s population faced with strategic control of rivers at their source by some countries (China, Turkey, Israel and occupied territories, Ethiopia-Uganda-Sudan) can lead to the most serious conflicts if the use of flows in an integrated and shared manner is not envisaged. The European Union must establish a political strategy to facilitate solutions in these areas of high destabilizing potential while encouraging countries situated in the most important areas of conflict related to water to sign the 1992 Helsinki Water Convention completed in New York in 1997 on the protection and use of cross- border waterways and international lakes;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses that the EU must come up with a long-term strategy towards a rising China, with which the EU does not share the same values, political system and approach to multilateralism, in order to fully protect the EU’s strategic autonomy and values;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses that Armenia and Azerbaijan must find a peaceful, mutually agreed, diplomatic solution to the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh; calls on both sides to engage in negotiations to restore peace in the region;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Expresses concern at the violation by the Republic of Turkey of the arms embargo imposed on Libya under UN Security Council Resolution 2526 (2020);
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considering that providing Turkey with military equipment contributes to Turkey’s aggression against its neighbours, calls for a military embargo against Turkey;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Expresses concern over the destabilizing activities by Turkey in the Western Balkans and Southern Caucasus;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Consolidating the European Union’s ambitions: strengthening the effectiveness of CSDP missions and operations in an unpredictable and destabilised environment;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 g (new) - having regard to new technologies such as artificial intelligence, space capabilities and quantum computing which present new opportunities for mankind, but also create new challenges in defence and foreign policy that require a clear strategy and consensus among allies,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the Union is currently deploying 11 civilian and six military missions, of which, in the case of the latter, three are executive and three are non- executive missions while 5 out of 6 are concentrated in the Sahel region with very limited mandates that have thus far required frequent extensions and the continued calls for more finances to accomplish mission objectives;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the Union is currently deploying 11 civilian and six military missions, of which, in the case of the latter, three are executive and three are non- executive missions; recommends a proper evaluation of the state of these missions in order to identify those that are still relevant and those that can be ended or substantially reviewed;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the Union is currently deploying 11 civilian and six military missions, of which, in the case of the latter, three are executive and three are non- executive missions; It is very important to strengthen the effectiveness of these missions;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the Union is currently deploying 11 civilian and six military missions and operations, of which, in the case of the latter, three are executive and three are non-
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Commends the work of operation EUFOR Althea and EULEX Kosovo, missions that set route towards peace, stabilization and the European integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Kosovo; reminds that the experiences and lessons learned from these missions are key for all current and future military and civilian CSDP missions and policies; stresses that these missions still play a pivotal role for the security and stability of the EU and the Western Balkans;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Underlines the Union’s global commitment in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa through six civilian (EUCAP Mali, EUCAP Niger, EUCAP Somalia) and military (EUTM Mali, EUTM Somalia, EUNAVFOR ATALANTA, EUNAVFOR MED Irini) missions;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Notes that CSDP military operations increasingly tend to focus on armed forces training (EUTM) with no executive dimension; considers that, without affecting the non executive dimension of these missions, the mandate should be made more robust in order to allow European advisors to check as close as possible of the ground of deployment if the formation program have been well implemented and are fully in line with the actual operational needs of the local armed forces; this would also allow a better prevention of mismanagement and abuses once the trained forces are deployed on the ground; this is especially the case with EUTM Mali, where the FAMAs are deployed in very different and challenging areas requiring oversight of the way European formation is being actually implemented;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Stresses that only a few EU CSDP missions provide training on sexual and gender based harassment, and calls on the EEAS and the Member States to provide mandatory training to combat such harassment in all missions and operations and to ensure that victims and whistleblowers are effectively protected; calls for the Upgraded Generic Standards of Behaviour for CSDP missions and operations to be updated to include the principle of zero tolerance of inaction on the part of EU leadership and management with regard to sexual and gender-based violence;
Amendment 14 #
- having regard the UN resolutions 3212(1974), 32/15(1977), 33/15(1978), 34/30(1979), 37/253(1983), 353(1974), 361(1975), 367(1975), 458(1979), 541(1983), 550(1984), 649(1990), 716(1991), 750(1992), 774(1992), 789(1992), 889 (1993), 939(1994), 1032(1995), 1062(1996), 1996(1999), 1250(1999),
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Welcomes the Council conclusions on 12 October 2020 on EUFOR Operation Althea and the readiness to continue the mandate of the Operation to support Bosnia and Herzegovina’s authorities to maintain the safe and secure environment under a renewed UN authorisation; recognises the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and commends missions staff for remaining fully operational during this pandemic;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Notes that the security situation in Somalia is very worrying and is a destabilising factor throughout the Horn of Africa and even beyond; in that regard, believes that strengthening EUTM Somalia with an advisory capacity in command structures would allow for significant influence to be exercised on how operations are carried out and within the multilateral military assistance framework;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Notes the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union and thus from the military and civilian CSDP missions; calls for speedy replacement of the UK forces included in EUFOR Althea by most concerned frontier EU Member States in order not to jeopardise the mission;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the regionalisation process which has been launched with the aim of making the EU action more effective across the G5 Sahel country borders; stresses that France alone, at the cost of very heavy losses, has been militarily involved alongside the G5 Sahel countries; calls on the Member States to provide genuine support to French action under Operation Barkhane by engaging militarily alongside France;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the regionalisation process which has been launched
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the regionalisation process which has been launched with the aim of making the EU action more effective across the G5 Sahel country borders; notes that coherence and security cooperation between African countries in fight against terrorism, human trafficking and religious extremism is crucial in achieving stability and long-term development of the continent, and therefore the EU;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the regionalisation process which has been launched with the aim of making the EU action more effective across the G5 Sahel country borders; calls for an enhanced cooperation between Member States that are carrying out missions, operations, and other activities in the region to coordinate efforts at the Union level;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the regionalisation process which has been launched through the RACC with the aim of making the EU action more effective across the G5 Sahel country borders, notably in EUTM Mali by extending its scope to part of Burkina Faso; calls for the creation of an EUTM Sahel;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) - having regard the United Nation Security Council Resolutions 2009(2011), 2095(2013) and 2174(2014),
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Welcomes the regionalisation process which has been launched with the aim of making the EU action more effective across the G5 Sahel country borders; encourages greater support to and engagement with the G5 Sahel to ensure operational synergy;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Is deeply concerned about the deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in the Sahel region, where terrorism is putting heightened pressure on the G5 Sahel countries and their neighbourhood, exacerbating local political, ethnical and religious tensions; stresses the importance of the support brought by EU missions and operations in Sahel in this regard; recalls that it is vital to maintain the long- term investment made by the international community to work towards security and stability in Mali and the Sahel; calls on the VP-HR to implement rapidly the decision to restart the activities of EU missions and operations in Mali following the decision of ECOWAS to lift sanctions against Mali;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls for a new approach at the operational level to security sector reform, security assistance and military capacity building which incorporates lessons learned in particular in Mali and which puts the emphasis on (a) democratic control of all security forces including armed forces, (b) democratic and transparent governance of the sector, (c) systematic monitoring of full and strict compliance of all actors with international human rights law and international humanitarian law, (d) and clear mechanisms for suspension, or withdrawal in case of impunity, and ongoing violations;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Welcomes the launch of EUAM RCA with a view to support the Central African Republic security sector reform, and the extension of the mandate of EUTM RCA; notes that the set-up of the European Peace Facility would ensure a comprehensive approach to the capability- building of our partner’s forces, and prevent seeing assertive third parties involved in equipping those forces;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Believes that the new EU approach to security sector reform, security assistance and military capacity building should have at its main objective to implement the human security approach and to directly respond to the legitimate security concerns of the entire local population; deplores incidents where EU CSDP missions tasked with training and/or reform of the security sector, have failed to respond adequately to massive human rights violations committed by security forces of that country, including recently in Iraq where security forces and militias were responsible for a brutal clamp down causing hundreds of civilian deaths following mass protests that started in October 2019;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Notes the better coordination between civilian and military missions in three countries: Mali, CAR and Somalia; welcomes the coordinated efforts of the EU capacity-building mission in Somalia (EUCAP Somalia) and the military training mission (EUTM Somalia) to accompany the operational rapprochement between the Somali police and the Somali army in the liberated areas of Al Shabaab’s influence; stresses that the integrated approach of tools, budgetary instruments and actors in EUAM CAR and EUTM CAR should be duplicated when relevant in other EU CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Is concerned about the ongoing disinformation campaign towards the EU in CAR; call the VP-HR to take actions in order to be in capacity, in CAR and other places where disinformation campaigns occur, to efficiently identify its origin and to counter such attacks; insists on the importance to supply the CAR army with military equipment within the framework of the future EPF, in a context where other foreign actors are present and active;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the launch of Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini, which is aimed at contributing to sustainable peace, security and stability by supporting the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya in accordance with UNSCR 2526 (2020), the training of Libyan coastguard and disrupting human smugglers; calls on Member States to prioritise the contribution of forces and assets to all CSDP missions and operations, addressing in particular the existing shortfalls; specifically invites Member States to urgently assign the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and constabulary assets needed to boost Operation Irini’s capabilities; calls on the VP/HR to make full use of EU assets in this domain, in particular EU satellite and intelligence centres; supports the objectives established under the “Berlin Process” and while recalling the importance of Libya for the security and stability of the European external borders, calls on the VP/HR and the EEAS to assume an active role by intensifying efforts to mediate and engage with all relevant actors so as to contribute to setting up the necessary foundations for a peaceful, stable, and democratic Libya;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the launch of Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini, which is aimed at
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global actor for peace, and calls for its actions and policies to strive for the maintenance of international peace, cooperation and security
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the launch of Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini, which is aimed at contributing to sustainable peace and stability by supporting the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya in accordance with UNSCR 2526 (2020);
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the launch of Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini, which is aimed at
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the launch of Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini, which is aimed at contributing to sustainable peace and stability by supporting the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya in accordance with UNSCR 2526 (2020); notes that up until now it has very few assets, significantly limiting its capabilities; calls on Member States to prioritise the contribution of forces and assets to all CSDP missions and operations, addressing in particular the existing shortfalls; specifically invites Member States to urgently assign the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the launch of Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini, which is aimed at contributing to sustainable peace and stability by supporting the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya in accordance with UNSCR 2526 (2020); calls on Member States to prioritise the contribution of forces and assets to all CSDP missions and operations, addressing in particular the existing shortfalls; specifically invites Member States to urgently assign the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and constabulary assets needed to boost Operation Irini’s capabilities; calls on the VP/HR to make full use of EU assets in this domain, in particular EU satellite and intelligence centres, and to clarify the potential and scope for NATO engagement and cooperation with IRINI;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the launch of Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini, which is aimed at contributing to sustainable peace and stability by supporting the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya in accordance with UNSCR 2526 (2020); calls on Member States to prioritise
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the launch of Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini, which is aimed at contributing to sustainable peace and stability by supporting the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya in accordance with UNSCR 2526 (2020); calls on Member States to prioritise the contribution of forces and assets to all CSDP missions and operations, addressing in particular the existing shortfalls; specifically invites Member States to urgently assign the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and constabulary assets needed to boost Operation Irini’s capabilities; calls on the VP/HR to make full use of EU assets in
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Welcomes the launch of Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini, which is aimed at contributing to sustainable peace and stability by supporting the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya in accordance with UNSCR 2526
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Opposes the plan to limit the maritime area of operation to the Eastern part of Libya and to 100 kilometres off the cost of Libya recalling that according to the Final report of the UN Panel of Experts on Libya illegal arms transfer are not limited to one specific part of the country, or to maritime transport; notes that most illicit oil exports routes depart from Libya’s Western coast; calls for an extension of the maritime area of operation to the entire coastline of Libya and a sustained aerial mission in order to enforce the embargo effectively;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Welcomes the Council decision of 20 June 2020 to extend the mandates of three of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) civilian missions: the European Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya), the European Border Assistance Mission in the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah), and the European Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS);
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls for the further development and strengthening of EU civil-military decision making and Command and Control structures, which are necessary to achieve EU strategic autonomy and to complement overall Euro-Atlantic capabilities;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global actor for peace, and calls for its actions and policies to strive for the maintenance of international peace and security and support for the rules-based international order in line with the UN Charter and the objectives of Article 21 TEU;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Stresses with regard to the maritime component of IRENE the international obligations regarding search and rescue of people in distress at sea; calls on member States to ensure that IRENE acts in full compliance with the maritime law, in particular obligations related to search and rescue; reiterates its grave concern at the fate of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Libya, whose already dramatic situation continues to deteriorate; calls on the Libyan authorities and militias to close detention facilities for migrants; deplores that it is envisaged to withdraw ships from any given area with a significant presence of migrants; demands clarifications on the envisaged decision-making process and modalities on any future decision related to the so-called “pull factor effect” which lacks any scientific evidence to this point;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Recognises the key role of Operation EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina in moving towards and maintaining peace and security in the country and the region; calls for a speedy replacement of British staff by the contribution of other EU Member States; asks the EEAS to provide a clear, comprehensive and transparent assessment of the nature and value added of the participation of Turkey to EUFOR Althea;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes that the strategic review of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) is to be initiated in 2020 and that, given the impact of this review on the command and control of military missions and operations, calls on the VP/HR to keep Parliament informed of the options chosen in a timely manner; reiterates that the EU requires a permanent and fully-fledged military command structure in order to be able to act autonomously and therefore calls on the Council to implement such a structure; underlines such necessity given the deterioration of relations with Turkey that could lead to a Turkish blockade of EU’s access to NATO structures and resources;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes that the strategic review of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) is to be initiated in 2020 and that, given the impact of this review on the planning as well as command and control of military missions and operations, calls on the VP/HR to keep Parliament informed of the options chosen in a timely manner;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes that the strategic review of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) is to be initiated in 2020 and that, given the impact of this review on the command and control of military missions and operations, calls on the VP/HR to keep Parliament informed of the available and chosen options
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Whereas civilian CSDP faces multiple capability challenges as regards the availability of sufficient numbers of police, judges, prosecutors, other justice and civilian security sector experts; welcomes the overall progress made in implementing the Civilian CSDP Compact, which is aimed at making civilian CSDP more capable, more effective, flexible and responsive both at the national level by developing and implementing National Implementation Plans to increase national contributions to civilian CSDP, and at the EU level through the development of a Joint Action Plan; calls for the full implementation of the Civilian CSDP Compact by early summer 2023; encourages the strengthening of civilian CSDP missions beyond the framework of the Civilian CSDP Compact; calls on Member States to provide a detailed annual review taking stock of progress in implementing the civilian CSDP Compact with the view of supporting the professionalization civilian CSDP; invites all relevant actors to intensify cooperation and to continue strengthening synergies between the civilian and military missions deployed in the same theatre; welcomes the German Presidency’s announcement on creating a Centre for Excellence for Civil Crisis Management;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the overall progress made in implementing the Civilian CSDP Compact, which is aimed at making civilian CSDP more capable, more effective, flexible and responsive both at the national level by developing and implementing National Implementation Plans to increase national contributions to civilian CSDP, and at the EU level through the development of a Joint Action Plan; calls for the full implementation of the Civilian CSDP Compact by early summer 2023; invites all relevant actors to intensify cooperation and to continue strengthening synergies between the civilian and military missions deployed in the same theatre, especially in relevance to mobility and secure digital infrastructures; welcomes the German Presidency’s announcement on creating a Centre for
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the overall progress made in implementing the Civilian CSDP Compact, which is aimed at making civilian CSDP more capable, more effective, flexible and responsive both at the national level by developing and implementing National Implementation Plans to increase national contributions to civilian CSDP, and at the EU level through the development of a Joint Action Plan; calls for the full implementation of the Civilian CSDP Compact by early summer 2023; invites all relevant actors to intensify cooperation and to continue strengthening synergies between the civilian and military missions deployed in the same theatre; welcomes the German Presidency’s announcement on creating a Centre for Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the overall progress made in implementing the Civilian CSDP Compact, which is aimed at making civilian CSDP more capable, more effective, flexible and responsive both at the national level by developing and implementing National Implementation Plans to increase national contributions to civilian CSDP, and at the EU level through the development of a Joint Action Plan; calls for the full implementation of the Civilian CSDP Compact by early summer 2023;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on rapid replacement procedures to be put in place in order to ensure the continuity of CSDP missions and operations where a significant amount of British staff are deployed; encourages the UK to participate in EU CSDP missions and operations, stresses that such participation should be subject to stringent conditions respecting the decision making autonomy of the EU as well as the sovereignty of the UK, the principle of balanced rights and obligations and shall be based on effective reciprocity;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Commends the continuity of the CSDP missions and operations despite the very challenging environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; suggests that the budget, planning and equipment of EU CSDP missions and operations be assessed in the light of the lessons learnt from COVID-19; notes that the current COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the existing CSDP missions, notably due to a temporary reduction in staff on EU training missions in places such as Mali, Somalia or the Central African Republic and underlines the importance for the EU to consider what more could be done to minimise and manage the risk of staff being infected, what additional resources are needed, as well as what adjustments work best in different environments to make sure the operational effectiveness is maintained;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Commends the continuity of the CSDP missions and operations despite the very challenging environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; it was important that Member States have managed to maintain their presence in these missions, despite the challenges posed by COVID- 19; suggests that the budget, planning and equipment of EU CSDP missions and operations be assessed in the light of the lessons learnt from COVID-19;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Commends the continuity of the CSDP missions and operations despite the very challenging environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Commends the continuity of the CSDP missions and operations despite the very challenging environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Is alarmed at the wave of disinformation notably against EU CSDP missions and operations in times of COVID pandemic; underlines the need for the EU to reinforce its strategic communication tools and public diplomacy, notably in countries where CSDP missions and operations are deployed;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Suggests that, especially in times of crisis, when there is fertile ground for rising tensions and conflicts, the budget and planning for the CSDP should not be undermined or neglected;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global actor for peace, and calls for its actions and policies to reflect Member States’ positions that strive for the maintenance of international peace and security and support for the rules-based international order;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recognises the role played by civilian and military CSDP missions
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recognises the role played by civilian and military CSDP missions ) in maintaining peace, avoiding conflicts and strengthening international security; urges the EU to enhance its institutional capacities for conflict prevention and mediation; calls for more active approach in resolution of the protracted conflicts in the immediate EU’s neighbourhood; calls for conflict-sensitive and people-centred approaches which put human security at the core of EU engagement;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recognises th
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recognises the role played by civilian and military CSDP missions
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recognises the
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recognises the role played by civilian and military CSDP missions ) in maintaining peace, avoiding conflicts and strengthening international security; urges the EU to enhance its institutional capacities for conflict prevention and mediation; calls for conflict-sensitive and people-centred approaches which put strategic objectives, geopolitical reality and human security at the core of EU engagement;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recognises the role played by civilian and military CSDP missions ) in maintaining peace and stability, avoiding conflicts and strengthening international security; urges the EU to enhance its institutional capacities for conflict prevention and mediation; calls for conflict-sensitive and people-centred approaches which put human security at the core of EU engagement;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recognises the role played by civilian and military CSDP missions ) in maintaining peace, avoiding conflicts and strengthening international security; urges the EU to enhance its institutional capacities for conflict prevention and mediation; calls for conflict-sensitive and people-centred approaches which put human security and rights at the core of EU engagement;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Considers that, if the Union does not quickly and effectively improve its capacities of delivering equipment in addition to the training provided by the EUCAP and EUTM missions, these missions would lose their credibility with local authorities; points out that, as a consequence, other actors who do not necessarily share the same ethical principles as the Union and its Member States, would fill the capacity gap, particularly with certain African countries, without any regard for considerations of respect for the rule of law and international standards;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 2131 (xx) entitled Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention in the Domestic Affairs of States and the Protection of their Independence and Sovereignty,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global actor for peace, true multilateralism and calls for its actions and policies to strive for the maintenance of international peace
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Welcomes the announcement in the State of the Union 2020 letter of intent of a Joint communication on a strategic approach to support the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of ex- combatants in 2021, as a timely revision of the 2006EU Concept for Support to DDR; underlines the importance of security sector reform as a priority notably for our civilian CSDP missions; stresses that the new strategic approach on DDR needs to ensure consistency between CSDP instruments and EU development aid;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls for the creation of a flexible mechanism for urgently convening the European Council, with the purpose of imposing effective sanctions that can halt external military aggression, following the proposal of at least three Member States;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Regrets that the effectiveness of CSDP civilian and military missions and operations has been hampered by persistent structural weaknesses, particularly by the recurring problem faced by armed forces of a lack of equipment, and by an increasing reluctance from the Member States and the European institutions to make such missions and operations more robust, both in terms of human resources and their mandates; deplores the lengthy decision-making and implementation processes and stresses the need to assess missions and operations on a regular basis in order to make them more effective; calls for changes regarding CSDP structures and procedures so that missions can be deployed in a more rapid, flexible and coherent manner;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16c. Believes that the Union should concentrate its efforts on missions and operations where it generates the highest added value; questions the appropriateness of continuing certain missions;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 d (new) 16d. Considers that the issue of financing for CSDP missions and operations is crucial to the sustainability of the policy;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the swift adoption and implementation of the European Peace Facility, in full compliance with the Common Position, human rights and humanitarian law, and with effective transparency provisions, such as the publication of a detailed list of military equipment provided to partner countries under the Facility; recommends to closely monitor the exports to those countries affected by high volatility of the political landscape and great permeability of national borders which are conditions that could favour the acquisition of these products by terrorist groups and other malicious actors; urges for the creation of a common and enforceable EU arms and dual-use products export regime that includes a strong sanction mechanism in case of non-compliance and a supervisory arms control body;
Amendment 207 #
17. Calls for the swift adoption and implementation of the European Peace Facility, in full compliance with the Common Position, human rights and humanitarian law, and with effective transparency provisions, such as the publication of a detailed list of military equipment provided to partner countries under the Facility; stresses that the structural lack of equipment faced by armed forces in countries in which the EU is intervening should be overcome with an EPF budget large enough to efficiently address the current challenges relating to training, operations, missions, projects and military equipment, including weapons, munitions and transport;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the swift adoption and implementation of the European Peace Facility, aimed at increasing the effectiveness of EU missions, supporting its partners and contributing to peace operations; underlines that this instrument would finance part of the costs of EU defence activities, including the joint costs of CSDP military operations and those relating to military capacity- building for partners, in full compliance with the Common Position, human rights and humanitarian law, and with effective transparency provisions
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the swift adoption and implementation of the European Peace Facility, in full compliance with the eight criteria of the Common Position, human rights and humanitarian law, and with a comprehensive ex ante risk assessments, permanent monitoring via the EU level as regards the provision of military technology to third country actors and effective transparency provisions, such as the publication of a detailed list of military equipment provided to partner countries under the Facility;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global actor for peace, and calls for its
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the swift adoption and implementation of the European Peace Facility, in full compliance with the Common Position, human rights and humanitarian law
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the swift adoption and implementation of the European Peace Facility, in full compliance with the Common Position, human rights and humanitarian law, and with effective transparency provisions
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the swift adoption and implementation of the European Peace Facility, in full compliance with International Law, the Common Position, human rights and humanitarian law, and with effective transparency provisions, such as the publication of a detailed list of military equipment provided to partner countries under the Facility;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the swift adoption and implementation of the European Peace Facility, in full compliance with the Common Position, international human rights and humanitarian law, and with effective transparency provisions, such as the publication of a detailed list of military equipment provided to partner countries under the Facility;
Amendment 215 #
17a. Notes the European Union’s stated objective of developing European strategic autonomy in the field of Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP); calls in this regard on the VP/HR and the Council to provide a common definition of strategic autonomy and to define very clearly its objectives, resources and means of implementation, while respecting the principle of complementarity with NATO;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the EU capability development initiatives, such as EDIDP, PESCO and the future European Defence Fund (EDF), as they can contribute to greater coherence, coordination and interoperability in implementing the EU CSDP and consolidating solidarity, cohesion and the resilience of the Union; regrets, however, the European Council’s current lack of ambition in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for defence initiatives;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the EU capability development initiatives, such as EDIDP, PESCO and the future European Defence Fund (EDF), as they can contribute to greater coherence, coordination and interoperability in implementing the EU CSDP and paving the way towards fulfilling the Petersberg Tasks, and consolidating solidarity, cohesion and the resilience of the Union;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global actor for peace, and calls for its actions and policies to strive for the maintenance of international peace and security and support for the rules-based international order and democracy;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the EU capability development initiatives, such as
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the EU capability development initiatives, such as EDIDP, PESCO and the future European Defence Fund (EDF), as they can contribute to greater coherence, coordination
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the EU capability development initiatives, such as EDIDP, PESCO and the future European Defence Fund (EDF), as they can contribute to greater coherence, coordination and interoperability in implementing the EU CSDP and
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Recognises that the integration into the EU capability development initiatives and the meaningful participation of more Member States in major European defence projects that are currently run on an almost exclusive bilateral basis (i.e. FCAS and MGCS) is of critical importance for the success of the European integration process in the defence field and would represent a clear added value to the European efforts towards enhanced cooperation, integration in defence, and interoperability to the benefit of CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stresses that building European strategic autonomy would strengthen EU’s multilateral action and reduce dependence on external actors, enable it to take more responsibility for European security and make it less vulnerable to external threats; stresses that stronger Europe strengthens NATO and allows the EU to take on global challenges together with NATO;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Encourages that initiatives such as EDIDP, PESCO and EDF facilitate SME engagement by advancing efforts that support incubation and capital investment;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Considers that Member States should isolate part of their contributions to these initiatives by dedicating a minimum expenditure towards research and development;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that it is crucial to enhance the coherence and consistency of EU defence planning and development tools and initiatives, so that they create synergies and mutual reinforcement, avoid duplication and ensure an efficient and strategic use of resources; maintains the view that a primary objective of capability initiatives must be to avoid duplication among European forces, ensure interoperability between Allies and to facilitate rapid deployment in as seamless a manner as possible;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global actor for peace and security, and calls for its actions and policies to strive for the maintenance of international peace and security and support for the rules-based international order;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that it is crucial to enhance the coherence, coordination and consistency of EU defence planning and development tools, capabilities and initiatives, so that they create synergies and mutual reinforcement, avoid duplication and ensure an efficient and strategic use of resources;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that it is crucial to enhance the coherence, inclusiveness and consistency of EU defence planning and development tools and initiatives, so that they create meaningful synergies and mutual reinforcement, avoid duplication and ensure an efficient and strategic use of resources;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that it is crucial to enhance the coherence and consistency of
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that it is crucial to enhance the coherence and consistency of EU defence planning and development tools and initiatives, so that they create synergies and mutual reinforcement
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that it is crucial to enhance the coherence and consistency of all EU defence planning
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the Member States to increase their defence spending and aim for a target of 2% of GDP;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls th
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the swift adoption and set- up of the EDF, which will address the capability development priorities identified in the EU and thus foster the EU’s ability to operate as a global actor and an international security provider; regrets that the likely budget dedicated to the EDF will be more limited as expected; calls on avoiding dispersion in the projects and focusing on structural projects with high added value, strengthening technical, industrial and strategical capabilities to maintain Europe’s technological autonomy in the long-term;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the swift adoption and set- up of the EDF, which will address the
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the swift adoption and set- up of the EDF with the necessary budgetary amount, which will address the capability development priorities identified in the EU
Amendment 243 #
20. Calls for
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the swift adoption and set- up of the EDF, which will address and speed up the capability development priorities identified in the EU and thus foster the EU’s needed strategic autonomy and ability to operate as a global actor and an international security contributor and provider;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the swift adoption and set-
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for the swift adoption and set- up of the EDF, which will address the common agreed defence capability development priorities
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines that third country participation in the EDF, in some specific and exceptional cases when it gives added value to certain projects and is conducted on the basis of effective reciprocity, should not undermine the objectives of the EDF;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global actor for peace, and calls for its actions and policies to strive for the maintenance of international peace and s
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines that third country
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines that third country participation in the EDF, in some specific and exceptional cases when it gives added value to certain projects and is conducted on the basis of effective reciprocity, should not undermine the objectives of the EDF and must be in strictly monitored compliance with the rules set out for the EDF such as the maintenance of the intellectual property within the EU and the respect of EU regulations on arms export;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines that third country participation in the EDF, in some specific and exceptional cases when it gives primarily technological and operational added value to certain projects and is conducted on the basis of effective reciprocity without limiting conditionality, should not undermine the objectives of the EDF;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines that third country participation in the EDF, in some specific and exceptional cases when it gives added value to certain projects and is conducted on the basis of effective reciprocity, while considering the importance of EU decision-making autonomy, should not undermine the objectives of the EDF;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines that third country participation in the EDF, in some specific
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines that third country participation in the EDF, in
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Underlines that third country participation in the EDF, in some specific and
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020; considers PESCO to be an instrument that contributes to sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation by improving participating Member States’ defence capabilities and interoperability, especially in terms of the availability, flexibility and deployability of forces; whereas PESCO should be an effective and a complimentary tool in achieving EU and NATO targets simultaneously; encourages ‘future threats’ to be at the basis of future PESCO project proposals, thus focussing on future developments which might present new security challenges to the Union; focus PESCO efforts on projects with a strategic dimension and to those projects that contribute to the remedy of important capability and operational shortfalls;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020; considers PESCO to be an instrument that contributes to sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation by improving participating Member States’ defence capabilities and interoperability, especially
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020; considers PESCO to be an instrument that contributes to sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation by improving participating Member States’ defence capabilities and interoperability, especially in terms of the availability, flexibility and deployability of forces; recalls that PESCO projects should help maximising the effectiveness of defence spending by reducing unnecessary overcapacity and uncoordinated procurement; calls Member States to comply with the ambitious and more binding common commitments they agreed upon;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020; considers PESCO to be an instrument that contributes to sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation by improving participating Member States’ defence capabilities and interoperability, especially in terms of the availability, flexibility and deployability of forces; calls for the closest possible access to PESCO for third countries who are also NATO Members, acknowledging that such countries’ defence industries have expertise, related instruments and capabilities that EU Member’s industries could benefit from;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020; considers PESCO to be an instrument that contributes to sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation by improving participating Member States’ defence capabilities and interoperability, especially in terms of the availability, flexibility and deployability of forces; reiterates its call for analysis of establishing, under PESCO, standing multinational units dedicated to fulfilling military tasks as specified in Article 43 of the TEU and to enhancing the EU’s ability to conduct crisis management operations;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020; considers PESCO to be an instrument that contributes to sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation by improving participating Member States’ defence capabilities and interoperability, especially in terms of the availability, flexibility and deployability of forces; deplores that that most of the current PESCO projects lack ambition and do not correspond to the capability gaps identified for conducting successful military CSDP operations;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020, including an insight on the progress of the programme and identifying the necessary provisions to make PESCO more efficient and goal-oriented; considers PESCO to be an instrument that contributes to sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation by improving participating Member States’ defence capabilities and interoperability, especially in terms of the availability, flexibility and deployability of forces;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020; considers PESCO to be an instrument that contributes to sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation by improving participating Member States’ defence capabilities and interoperability, especially in terms of the availability, flexibility and deployability of forces;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Underlines that the modalities of third state country representation in PESCO have to be resolved to provide added value for the EU Member States and third countries “in a win-win- situation”;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on participating Member States to show full political engagement and ensure tangible progress in the swift and effective implementation of the current PESCO projects; notes that Member States must continue their efforts to enhance interoperability and flexibility of their forces, while making progress in fulfilling the commitments related to bringing their defence systems more in line with each other, with a particular focus on strengthening collaborative capability development and strengthening the availability and deployability of forces, including for military CSDP operations and missions;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on participating Member States to show full political engagement and ensure tangible progress in the swift and effective implementation of the current PESCO projects; underlines, however that to date, none has come to fruition; stresses that the projects in the first wave are mainly capability-building projects involving as many Member States as possible and that the inclusive nature of PESCO projects should not lead the participating Member States to water down their ambitions; is convinced that PESCO should focus on projects that deliver genuine added value with a more operational focus;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on participating Member States to show full political engagement and ensure tangible progress in the swift and effective implementation of the current PESCO projects; strongly encourages Member States, as part of the reform of the EU Battlegroup (EU BG) system, to study options to bring it under PESCO in order to increase its operational capacity, modularity and agility, by establishing standing multinational units dedicated to fulfilling military tasks as specified in Article 43 of the TEU and to enhancing the EU’s ability to conduct robust crisis management operations;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on participating Member States to show full political engagement and ensure tangible progress in the swift and effective implementation of the current PESCO projects as well as to review the current list of 47 projects and either cluster or cancel projects, at the discretion of pMS, which are making insufficient progress or present insufficient mutually beneficial gain to the EU;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on participating Member States to show full political engagement and ensure tangible progress in the swift and effective implementation of the current PESCO projects; supports participation of the third countries in PESCO projects, given that such participation is in the strategic interest of the Union and provides an added value to certain projects;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on participating Member States to show full political engagement, provide the necessary resources and ensure tangible progress in the swift and effective implementation of the current PESCO projects;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on Members States to act in simplifying and harmonizing procedures for military mobility and shorten the lead times to enable the EU Member States to act faster, in line with their defence needs and responsibilities, both in the context of Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operations, as well as national and multinational activities (e.g.in the framework of NATO); calls for renewal of the Action Plan on Military Mobility;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats the EU could face in a highly multipolar world
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the progress made in EU-NATO cooperation since the Joint Declaration in Warsaw in 2016; commends the progress made in implementing the common set of proposals of December 2017, in particular the intensification of EU-NATO political dialogue at all levels, as well as the structured dialogue on military mobility, the efforts to ensure
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the progress made in EU-NATO cooperation since the Joint Declaration in Warsaw in 2016; commends the progress made in implementing the common set of proposals of December 2017, in particular the intensification of EU-NATO political dialogue at all levels, as well as the structured dialogue on military mobility, the efforts to ensure greater coherence between the respective defence planning processes, and closer cooperation in countering hybrid threats and disinformation campaigns; calls on the EU and NATO to further enhance the mutually reinforcing cooperation and to deepen their Strategic Partnership; an effective security and defence cooperation should be regarded as a factor which strengthens the European pillar of NATO;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the progress made in EU-NATO cooperation since the Joint Declaration in Warsaw in 2016; commends the progress made in implementing the common set of proposals of December 2017, in particular the intensification of EU-NATO political dialogue at all levels, as well as the structured dialogue on military mobility, the efforts to ensure greater coherence between the respective defence planning processes, and closer cooperation in the field of cyber security and defence, and in countering hybrid threats and disinformation campaigns; calls on the EU and NATO to further enhance the mutually reinforcing cooperation and to deepen their Strategic Partnership;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the progress made in EU-NATO cooperation since the Joint Declaration in Warsaw in 2016; commends the progress made in implementing the common set of proposals of December 2017, in particular the intensification of EU-NATO political dialogue at all levels, as well as the structured dialogue on
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Stresses the importance of further strengthening the EU-NATO partnership in the field of military mobility; calls on the EU and NATO in this regard to pinpoint and remedy any gaps and differences in the framework of their relations in the field of military mobility, such as those relating to infrastructure, terminology, legal aspects and the aims of implementing of military mobility; lays special emphasis on the need to harmonise the conditions and rules for the transit of NATO troops through Member States and to eliminate customs barriers and regulatory procedures liable to delay them at border control points in the event of their intervening on the territory of an EU Member State;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Underlines the importance of military mobility; insists on the importance for military mobility projects to get suitable budget in the next MFF; stresses the complementarity of EU- NATO cooperation to improve military mobility across the European Union; welcomes the fact that the military mobility project is part of PESCO;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Welcomes in this regard Operation Atlantic Resolve and NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence on the European continent and recognises the importance of NATO troops in the effort to deter further Russian aggression and provide crucial support in the event of a conflict;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats the EU could face in a highly multipolar world with unreliable superpowers, only the combined weight of the Union has the potential to deliver peace, human security, sustainable development and democracy; reminds that only a strong and united European Union with strategically autonomous foreign, security and defence policies, will be able to play a strong role in the new geopolitical environment;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Acknowledges that close cooperation should also take place with third countries and through the command and planning structures of NATO; such cooperation will provide vital capabilities, such as strategic lift, essential to operations in the European periphery;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Highlights that NATO
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Highlights that NATO remains the cornerstone of collective defence for those Member States which are also members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; acknowledges that CSDP activities are small-scale operations within the European periphery and have limited manpower and objectives and therefore recognises that the EU cannot replicate or replace the command and defence planning structures of NATO; recalls that, following the ‘single set of forces’ principle, the development of EU defence capabilities will also benefit the Alliance;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Highlights that NATO remains the cornerstone of collective defence for those Member States which are also members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; recalls that, following the ‘single set of forces’ principle, the development of EU defence capabilities
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Highlights that NATO remains the cornerstone of collective defence for those Member States which are also members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; recalls that, following the ‘single set of forces’ principle, the development of
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Stresses the need for EU-NATO cooperation with a view to addressing, jointly and efficiently, maritime security threats such as cross-border and organised crime, including organised crime networks that facilitate illegal migration, arms and drug trafficking, smuggling and maritime piracy;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Notes that with a more effective security and defence cooperation, the EU could take up a bigger part in ensuring its own security and step up against challenges such as the fight against terrorism;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) - having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 (xv) entitled Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats the EU could face in a highly multipolar and unpredictable world with unreliable superpowers, only the combined weight of the Union has the potential to deliver peace, human security, sustainable development, prosperity and freedom for its citizens, respect of fundamental rights and values and democracy;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Highlights the importance of organising and executing joint training and exercises between European armed forces, as well as EU-NATO parallel and coordinated exercises;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Strongly supports the Strategic Partnership between the EU and the UN in crisis management and civilian, police and military peacekeeping; welcomes the progress achieved in the implementation of the eight jointly identified and agreed 2019-2021 EU-UN priorities on peace operations and crisis management; urges the Member States to contribute more to UN peacekeeping and calls on EU institutions to assist in this respect; notes
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Takes note that the UK will withdraw from the EU CSDP missions and operations by the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020; stresses that a possible participation of the UK to CSDP missions and operations would require a framework agreement between the EU and the UK; encourages the UK to participate in EU crisis management operations, in defence capabilities development, in the relevant Union agencies, as well as in projects under Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); stresses on a more general matter that such participation should be subject to stringent conditions, through the signing of a framework agreement respecting the decision making autonomy of the EU as well as the sovereignty of the UK, the principle of balanced rights and obligations and based on effective reciprocity; underlines that such participation of the UK as a third country should include a fair and appropriate financial contribution; recalls that the UK has made the sovereign choice of becoming a third state, which has consequences on the nature and the intensity of such a partnership;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Considers it essential to maintain strong, close and special defence and security cooperation between the EU and the United Kingdom as both the EU and United Kingdom share the same strategic environment and the same threats to their peace and security;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for a more systematic implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) twenty years after its adoption, and for a strengthening of the EU’s WPS agenda;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Calls for a more systematic implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) twenty years after its adoption, and for a strengthening of the EU’s WPS agenda; calls for meaningful gender mainstreaming that ensures the primacy of competence and qualifications in the formulation of the EU CSDP, notably via a better gender balance in the personnel and leadership of CSDP missions and operations and specific training of the personnel deployed;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats to global, regional and national security and stability, the EU could face in a highly multipolar world with unreliable superpowers, only the combined weight of the Union and close cooperation with like- minded democracies has the potential to deliver peace, human security, sustainable development and democracy;
Amendment 310 #
27a. Recommends the continuation of sustained relations with the African Union in all the four areas set out at the fifth AU-EU Summit in November 2017, including strengthening resilience, peace, security and governance; suggests the maintenance of adequate support to the AU efforts towards the operationalisation of the African Peace and Security Architecture in full respect of the AU will to provide “African solutions to African problems”; commends the positive results achieved so far by AU-led Peace Support Operations and CSDP missions and operations on the continent; urges the Member States to coordinate their national activities in areas where CSDP missions are in place at a Union level in order to guarantee consistency of action;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Further calls upon the EU to keep its commitments in the Fourth EU- African Summit to support economic and political stability and to further support the capabilities of the African Standby Force; acknowledges that closer cooperation with existing regional forces such as the African Union, G5 Sahel Force and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as well as the US, are essential to successful operations in Africa;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Calls for an implementation of UNSCR 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and meaningful integration on youth and their perspectives in the conflict analyses which underpins the support provided by the CSDP missions and operations; calls for EU measures to enhance opportunities for meaningful participation of young people in maintaining and promoting peace and security;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Reminds that the defensive cooperation is one of the pillars of transatlantic cooperation and remains paramount for mutual security and trade interests of the EU and the US, as well as for allied and partner countries, and therefore reiterates the need for stronger relations;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Reaffirms that, despite Brexit, the United Kingdom remains a close strategic partner of the EU and its Member States and therefore reiterates its call to seek the closest possible security partnership with the UK;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Stresses the persistent deterioration of the Union’s security environment where multiple threats affect or have the potential to affect the security of the European Union, its Member States and its citizens; notes that these threats take different form, such as armed conflicts and vulnerable States on the European continent as well as in its immediate and its extended neighbourhood, terrorism, hybrid threats and warfare (cyberattacks, CBRN threats, foreign interference and disinformation targeting the EU and its Member States, etc.), the weakening of disarmament efforts and international arms control regimes, but also include threats to critical natural resources, energy insecurity and climate change;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Notes the increasing cooperation of the so-called “Quad” in the Indo- Pacific and underlines the need for the EU and its Members States to further upgrade their strategic partnership with like-minded non-NATO partners such as among others Australia, India and Japan;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Underlines the need for the EU and its Members States to further upgrade their strategic partnerships with like- minded non-NATO countries such as, inter alia, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Japan, Korea, Kosovo and Serbia;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Encourages Member States to continue to work with ASEAN countries in all aspects already agreed upon, further stresses the need to cooperate on economic manners and combatting terrorism;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 c (new) 27c. Recognises the growing political, economic, environmental, security and strategic value of the Arctic Circle; urges the Member States to continue cooperation with the Arctic Council on all issues of EU interest and to form a comprehensive strategy for the region;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats the EU
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 d (new) 27d. Calls for the EU to address the consistent and growing threats to the protection and preservation of cultural heritage and clamp down on the smuggling of cultural artefacts, especially in conflict zones; notes that depriving societies of their cultural heritage and historical roots makes them more vulnerable to radicalisation and more susceptible to global jihadist ideologies; calls for the EU to develop a broad strategy to counteract such threats;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Is concerned that
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Is concerned that the rules-based international order and the values of sustainable peace, prosperity and freedom, which correspond to the foundations on which the European Union is built, are facing challenges; notes that the COVID- 19 pandemic has revealed and amplified existing global fragilities and tensions; stresses that the pandemic has strengthened public support for a stronger role for the European Union and for more European unity, solidarity and resilience; welcomes the Council’s conclusions of June 2020 advocating a strong European Union that promotes peace and security and protects its citizens; underlines that a more cohesive foreign policy is a prerequisite for a stronger role on the international scene for the EU and calls on Member States to switch to qualified majority voting, at least in matter related to human rights and implementing sanctions;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Is concerned that some global actors and an increasing number of regional actors are deliberately circumventing or attempting to destroy the rules-based
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Is concerned that the rules-based international order, multilateralism and the values of sustainable peace, prosperity and freedom, which correspond to the foundations on which the European Union is built, are facing challenges; notes that the COVID-
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Is concerned that the rules-based international order and the values of sustainable peace, prosperity and freedom, which correspond to the foundations on which the European Union is built, are facing challenges; notes that the COVID- 19 pandemic has revealed and amplified existing global fragilities and tensions;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Is concerned that the rules-based international order, multilateralism and the values of sustainable peace, prosperity and freedom,
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Is concerned that the rules-based international order and the values of sustainable peace, prosperity and freedom, which correspond to the foundations on which the European Union is built, are facing challenges; notes that the COVID- 19 pandemic has revealed and amplified existing global fragilities and tensions; stresses that the pandemic has strengthened public support for a stronger role for the European Union and for more European unity, solidarity and resilience; welcomes the Council’s conclusions of June 2020 advocating a strong and independent European Union that promotes peace and security and protects its citizens;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats the EU could face together with its transatlantic ally in a highly multipolar world with competing and unreliable superpowers, only the combined weight of Member States and the Union has the potential to deliver peace, human security, sustainable development and democracy;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance of mutual assistance and solidarity, in line with Article 42(7) TEU and Article 222 TFEU; encourages the setting up of European mechanisms aimed at facilitating the cross- border use of military logistical capabilities to face such emergencies, in order to allow
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance of mutual assistance and solidarity, in line with Article 42(7) TEU and Article
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, which remains the primary tool that the Union should use while facing emergencies, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance of mutual assistance and solidarity, in line with Article 42(7) TEU and Article 222 TFEU; encourages the setting up of European mechanisms aimed at facilitating the cross-
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance of mutual assistance and solidarity, in line with
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance of mutual assistance and solidarity, in line with Article 42(7) TEU and Article 222 TFEU; encourages the setting up of European mechanisms aimed at facilitating the cross- border use of military logistical capabilities to face such emergencies, in order to allow for greater coordination, synergy, solidarity and support; stresses the need to increase the EU’s CBRN preparedness and its necessary capabilities;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces in some Member States during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance of mutual
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats the EU could face in a highly multipolar world with unreliable superpowers, only the combined weight of the Union can ensure the security of EU Members and has the
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Stresses the need to bolster the EU’s status as a regional maritime security provider and to strengthen the resilience of the EU and its Member States to crisis situations in their territorial waters; believes it necessary to harmonise the rules on intervention and equipment standards and to reinforce the training of Member State staff in coordinated and unified activities within the framework of operations at European/international level and in the event of maritime crises and events/incidents;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Believes that the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the EU’s vulnerability in the face of public health emergencies as well as its dependence on third countries and therefore underlines the need to intensify the EU’s efforts to achieve strategic autonomy;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Considers it important to ensure a better link between internal and external aspects of EU policies to ensure that EU policies act towards common foreign and security policy goals, including the EU energy policy;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29b. Considers it essential to protect all the European Union’s weak points in order to ensure the effective common defence of European citizens; notes with concern the increasing militarisation of the Crimean peninsula and the attempts by the Russian Federation to destabilise the Black Sea region, with this situation having led to the recognition, at the NATO Summit in Wales in 2014, of the vulnerability of the eastern flank of the North Atlantic Alliance; calls on the EU to recognise the vulnerability of Eastern European Member States as a means of strengthening European defence, and to develop, together with NATO, a comprehensive strategy for securing and defending the eastern flank;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Commends the European External Action Service and the StratCom East department on their efforts to identify and supress disinformation campaigns and asks for further budgetary and political support in order to effectively counter misinformation and better inform about the EU’s actions and policies;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29b. Underlines the urgent need to strengthen CSDP missions as well as the EU’s overall strategic planning and communication policy, in order to increase the visibility of the EU’s actions; deems that this is crucial to contain and counter third countries influences that have opposing and damaging long-term interests for the regions;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation, and the setting up of a Rapid Alert System to facilitate cooperation with international partners such as the G7 and NATO; Calls on the EU to become the frontrunner of advocating for a collective self-defence and countermeasures cooperation framework against hybrid threats, eventually with a global coalition of liberal democracies, in the case a countermeasure by a democratic state being insufficient but an appeal to collective military self-defence would be too far reaching; invites the EU and its Member States to develop and strengthen the security of its information and communication systems, including secure communication channels; underlines the importance and the urgency for the EU to step up funding for its strategic communication and its Stratcom Task Forces and to address the growing and malign foreign interference and disinformation campaigns which threatens its democratic system; Calls on the EU to reverse the trend that nearly all scientists are working on new deep fakes- technology and only a handful on detection of malicious disinformation campaigns;
Amendment 348 #
30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation, and the setting up of a Rapid Alert System to facilitate cooperation with international partners such as the G7 and NATO; invites the EU and its Member States to develop and strengthen the security of its information and communication systems, including secure communication channels; underlines the importance and the urgency for the EU to step up its strategic communication and to address the growing and malign foreign interference which threatens its democratic system; underlines the importance to cooperate and assist the partner countries, particularly in the immediate neighbourhood of the EU, in their efforts to address and counter the malign foreign interference, notably disinformation and propaganda, as in many cases such acts seek to divert these countries from the path of pro-democratic reforms and attack the European values and ideals;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats the EU
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation, and propaganda both inside and outside the Union’s borders, and the setting up of a Rapid Alert System to facilitate cooperation with international partners such as the G7 and NATO; invites the EU and its Member States to develop and strengthen the security of its information and communication systems, including secure communication channels; underlines the importance and the urgency
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation, and the setting up of a Rapid Alert System to facilitate cooperation with international partners such as the G7 and NATO; invites the EU and its Member States to develop and strengthen the security of its information and communication systems
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation, and the setting up of a Rapid Alert System to facilitate cooperation with international partners such as the G7 and NATO; invites the EU and its Member States to develop and strengthen the security of its information and communication systems, including secure communication channels; underlines the importance and the urgency for the EU to step up its strategic communication and to address the growing and malign foreign interference which threatens its democratic system; underlines the important role of the East StratCom TaskForce and calls for additional budgetary and political support to further improve its ability to counter disinformation and inform about the EU’s actions and policies;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation, and the setting up of a Rapid Alert System to facilitate cooperation with international partners such as the G7 and NATO; invites the EU and its Member States to develop and strengthen the security of its information and communication systems, including secure communication channels; underlines the importance and the urgency for the EU to step up its strategic communication and to address the growing and malign foreign interference, such as Turkey’s, which threatens
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation, and the setting up of a Rapid Alert System to facilitate cooperation with international partners such as the G7
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation, and the setting up of a Rapid Alert System to facilitate cooperation with international partners such as the G7 and NATO; invites the EU and its Member States to develop and strengthen the security of its information and communication systems, including secure communication channels; underlines the importance and the urgency for the EU to
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation,
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. In this regard, urges the European External Action Service (EEAS) to further strengthen its capabilities to counter disinformation, hybrid warfare, propaganda and espionage, including the creation of dedicated StratCom Task Forces focused on the disinformation emanating from a) China and b) the Middle East, particularly Iran, and imposing costs on countries and non-state actors that deliberately spread disinformation to divide and harm the EU and its Member States, as well as partners and neighbours covered by the ENP; points out that not only Russia and China, but also Iran conducts extensive intelligence operations in Europe;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Considers that the EU must introduce a more robust strategy to counter aggressive disinformation interference campaigns and impose costs on countries that try to divide the EU and harm its interests; stresses the need to review the mandate of EEAS Strategic Communications team to address foreign interference by emerging actors like China;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of a decision that, for the first time, allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external threat to the EU or its Member States, including cyber-attacks against third States or international organisations, and to impose sanctions on persons or entities responsible for cyber-attacks; stresses the need to improve the visa restriction system as part of the EU sanction mechanism, by making use of biometric visa procedures in order to restrict entities engaged in hybrid warfare to travel to the EU under a false identity; highlights the need to further integrate cyber aspects into the EU’s crisis management systems; underlines that closer cooperation in preventing and countering cyber-attacks is essential in these times of particular vulnerability in order to advance international security and stability in cyberspace and therefore urges all EU intelligence agencies to substantially increase mutual coordination and cooperation, analogue to the current counter-terrorism cooperation, extended to the fields of cyber and the technical developments of foreign adversaries; calls for support from the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats the EU could face in a
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of a decision that, for the first time, allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external threat to the EU or its Member States, including cyber-attacks against third States or international organisations, and to impose sanctions on persons or entities responsible for cyber-attacks; highlights the need to further integrate cyber aspects into the EU’s crisis management systems; underlines that closer cooperation in preventing and countering cyber-attacks is essential in these times of particular vulnerability in order to advance international security and stability in
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of a decision that, for the first time, allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external threat to the EU or its Member States, including cyber-attacks against third States or international organisations, and to impose sanctions on persons or entities responsible for cyber-attacks; highlights the need to further integrate cyber aspects into the EU’s crisis management systems; underlines that closer cooperation in preventing and countering cyber-attacks is essential in these times of particular vulnerability in order to advance international security and stability in cyberspace; calls for support from the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and for strong coordination with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in this respect; calls for increased EU coordination as regards establishing collective attribution for
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of a decision that, for the first time, allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external threat to the EU or its Member States, including cyber-attacks against third States or international organisations, and to impose sanctions on persons or entities responsible for cyber-attacks; highlights the need to further integrate cyber aspects into the EU’s crisis management systems; underlines that closer cooperation in preventing and countering cyber-attacks is essential in these times of particular vulnerability in order to advance international security and stability in cyberspace; calls for support from the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of a decision that, for the first time, allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external threat to the EU or its Member States, including cyber-attacks against third States or international organisations, and to impose sanctions on persons or entities responsible for cyber-attacks; highlights the
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of a decision that, for the first time, allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Is particularly worried by continuous detection of small scale cyberattacks or intrusions into critical infrastructure systems that remain dormant but that may have high impact; urges Member States to implement redundancies into their critical infrastructure systems, such as electric generation and strategic communications, at all levels; calls for reinforcing the support from the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and for strong coordination with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in this respect; calls for increased EU coordination as regards establishing collective attribution for malicious cyber incidents;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Points to the importance of global maritime flows and reiterates the need to proceed with a coherent strategy, involving the EU’s global partners, to combat illegal maritime non-state actors, such as pirates, human and arms traffickers, terrorists and criminal syndicates; furthermore expresses concern about the rise of maritime disputes regarding maritime borders and the delineation of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) and calls upon all parties involved in maritime conflicts to seek mediation by the UN and comply with any ruling of it;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Underlines that the EU needs to become more resilient to foreign interference; acknowledges the important work conducted under the EUvsDisinfo project; underlines the urgent need for the EU to equip itself with robust means to proactively counteract propaganda, fake news and disinformation campaigns against it coming from third States and non-state actors;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Recognises the growing importance of cyber and automated intelligence capabilities, stresses that these provide threats to all the Member States and EU institutions, urges all EU institutions and Member States to continue to improve upon their cyber and automated technologies, further encourages cooperation on these technological advances;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 b (new) 31b. Underlines the importance of achieving quantum computing capabilities and stresses the need to enhance EU-US cooperation in this area to ensure that quantum computing is first realised among partners sharing warm relations and supporting objectives;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 c (new) 31c. Notes the growing importance of space security and satellites, stresses the importance of the European Union Satellite Centre and commissions the agency to analyse and provide a report regarding the safety and/or vulnerabilities of the EU and Member State satellites to space debris, cyberattack and direct missile attack;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Underlines that
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Underlines that adequate levels of financial resources, personnel and assets are essential in order to ensure that the Union has the strength and the ability to promote peace and security within its borders and in the world; calls on the Member States to show the political will to match the European ambitions in the field of defence and meet their commitments;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Underlines that adequate levels of financial resources, personnel and assets are essential in order to ensure that the Union has the strength and the ability to promote peace and security within its borders and in
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Regrets the European Council’s current lack of ambition in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for security and defence initiatives; urges the Council to maintain an ambitious budget for the European Defence Fund
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Regrets the European Council’s current lack of ambition in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for defence initiatives; urges the Council to
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Regrets the European Council’s current lack of ambition in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for defence initiatives; calls on the EU to build its own ballistic missiles defence system, as well as an integrated and layered strategic air defence system, also designed to counter hypersonic missiles; urges the Council to maintain an ambitious budget for the European Defence Fund and for military mobility at the level initially proposed by the Commission and adopted by Parliament at first reading; recalls that European citizens have clearly and consistently called for the Union to step up its role in delivering sustainable stability and security, and this can only be achieved with the necessary financial means and an ambitious MFF in the area of external action and defence;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats the EU could face in a highly multipolar world with unreliable superpowers,
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Regrets the European Council’s current lack of ambition in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. W
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Warns of the danger of a lack of ambition to fund European defence initiatives in the MFF, combined with significant and uncoordinated cuts in national defence budgets as a result of the COVID-19 crisis; stresses the need for Member States to allocate the necessary financial resources at national level in order to give the Union the ability to operate as a global actor for peace; in this vein, shares the assessment of the European Court of Auditors that ‘the EU Member States are far from having the military capabilities they need to match the EU military level of ambition’;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Recalls that while the
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Recalls that while the common European defence projects and initiatives are instrumental in addressing
Amendment 388 #
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that, given the current and increasing multi-faceted threats the EU could face in a highly multipolar world with
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36.
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Highlights the value of international participation in CSDP missions and operations as a reinforcement to European capabilities and calls for a strengthened implementation of existing Framework Participation Agreements encouraging the collective nature of peace and security contributions;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Notes the important work conducted by EU SatCen and underlines that the Union must have adequate resources in the fields of space imagery and intelligence-gathering, stresses that EU SatCen should benefit from structural Union funding to be able to maintain its contributions to the Union’s actions, notably in order to provide high- resolution satellite imaging in support of CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Is alarmed at the potential erosion of the global non-proliferation and disarmament efforts; fears that withdrawal from, or the non-extension of, major arms control treaties would seriously damage the international arms control regimes that have provided decades of stability, and would undermine relationships between nuclear-armed states, and directly threaten European security in particular as regards absence of norms regulating and reducing tactical and short and middle range nuclear weapons; underlines the urgent need to restore cross-border trust;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Is alarmed at the
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Is alarmed at the current and potential further erosion of the global non- proliferation and disarmament efforts; fears that withdrawal from, or the non-extension of, major arms control treaties would seriously damage the international arms control regimes that have provided decades of stability, and would undermine relationships between nuclear-armed states, leading to new regional and global nuclear arms races; underlines the urgent need to restore cross-border trust;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Is alarmed at the potential erosion of the global non-proliferation and disarmament
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Notes with concern the normalization of a dangerous rhetoric concerning the utility of nuclear weapons; reaffirms that international peace and security are strengthened in a world free from the existence or proliferation of nuclear weapons nuclear and that disarmament means not only a reduction in the number of active warheads, but also a reduction in the military and political role assigned to this type of weapons;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Reaffirms its full support for the EU and its Member States’ commitment to the NPT as the cornerstone of the nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime; reiterates its calls for a strong EU Common Position ahead of the conference demanding the adoption of concrete and effective measures during the 10th NPT Review Conference that would be a key element in preserving strategic stability and containing a new arms race;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Reaffirms its full support for the EU and its Member States’ commitment to the NPT as the cornerstone of the nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament regime; reiterates its calls for the adoption of concrete and effective measures during the 10th NPT Review Conference that would be a key element in preserving strategic stability and
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to Council conclusions on youth, peace and security of 7 June 2018 and youth in external action of 5 June 2020,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes that the lasting deterioration in the Union’s strategic environment is directly or indirectly affecting the security of its Member States and its citizens;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation following Russia’s persistent failure to comply with the Treaty; fears that the collapse of the Treaty might lead to the escalation of tensions and heightened nuclear and military threats and risks, while jeopardising the future of arms control regimes; underlines that it is strongly opposed to a new arms race and re- militarisation on European soil;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation following Russia’s persistent failure to comply with the Treaty; fears that the collapse of the Treaty might lead to the escalation of tensions and heightened nuclear and military threats and risks, while jeopardising the future of arms control regimes;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation following Russia’s persistent failure to comply with the Treaty, which the Parliament deplores; fears that the collapse of the Treaty, for which Russia bears primary responsibility, might lead to the escalation of tensions and heightened nuclear and military threats and risks, while jeopardising the future of arms control regimes; underlines that it is strongly opposed to a new arms race and re- militarisation on European soil; urges the Council and the VP/HR to launch an EU- led initiative with a view to pushing for the conversion of the INF Treaty into a multilateral Treaty involving all nuclear states;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation following Russia’s persistent failure to comply with the Treaty; fears that the collapse of the Treaty might lead to the escalation of
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Recalls that effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes are a cornerstone of global and European security and stability; calls on all Member States to follow the example of Austria, Malta and Ireland and 81 other states and sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW);
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Exhorts the US and the Russian Federation to make further progress in negotiations on prolonging the New START Treaty, which is due to expire in February 2021; believes that an extension of the Treaty would give both signatories additional time to pursue negotiations with a view to agreeing on a new arms control instrument;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Exhorts the US and the Russian Federation to make further progress in negotiations on prolonging the New START Treaty, which is due to expire in February 2021; believes that an extension of the Treaty would give both signatories additional time to pursue negotiations with a view to agreeing on a new arms control instrument;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Exhorts the US and the Russian Federation to make further progress in negotiations on prolonging the New START Treaty, which is due to expire in February 2021; believes that an extension of the Treaty would give both signatories additional time to pursue negotiations with a view to agreeing on a new arms control instrument;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Underlines that, in this unstable and unpredictable environment, the Union has a bigger role to play to protect its citizens and its values from multilateral threats, risks and challenges in the field of security and defence;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. E
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41.
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Expresses its deep regret at the decision taken by the US to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, a major arms control instrument which has contributed to trust-building and to providing smaller states with a valuable capability to monitor and verify the military activities of their neighbours; calls on the remaining signatories to continue implementing the Treaty, while ensuring that it remains functional and useful; calls on the US to repeal its decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Expresses its deep regret at the decision taken by the US to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Welcomes the EU’s financial contribution to the projects and activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); welcomes the adoption by the Council of a horizontal sanctions regime to address the growing use and proliferation of chemical weapons; condemns the recent use of Chemical Weapons by Syria, North Korea, Russia and terrorist organizations and maintains the view that the lack of accountability for such incidents undermine the international norm against chemical weapons and requires Member States to consider how best to respond to the use of chemical weapons, including how future use could be deterred, and whether Member States are adequately protected and how to strengthen the OPCW to ensure speedy and accurate attribution and effective response mechanisms. calls for the EU to pursue its efforts to counter the proliferation and use of chemical weapons and to support the global prohibition of chemical weapons as laid down by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC);
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Welcomes the EU’s financial contribution to the projects and activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW);
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Welcomes the EU’s financial contribution to the projects and activities of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Expresses grave concern at the attempted assassination of the prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a banned nerve agent which, under the Chemical Weapons Convention, is considered as use of a chemical weapon and, as such, is a serious violation of international norms; calls for an independent international investigation of the events; calls on the Council to
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Is firmly convinced that the response to the Union’s security challenges lies primarily in building its strategic autonomy, ambition based on the ability of the Union to strengthen its freedom to assess, take decisions and take actions where circumstances are required, in order to defend its interests and values, in the full respect of alliances and partnerships;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Expresses grave concern at the attempted assassination of the prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a banned nerve agent which, under the Chemical Weapons Convention, is considered as use of a chemical weapon and, as such, is a serious violation of international norms;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Expresses grave concern at the attempted assassination of the prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a banned nerve agent which, under the Chemical Weapons Convention, is
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43.
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Asks the VP/HR to bring forward proposals to strengthen the available expertise in non-proliferation and arms control in the EU and to ensure that the EU plays a strong and constructive role in developing and reinforcing the global
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes as a cornerstone of global and European security; stresses its full support to the work of the UNODA and to the UN Agenda for Disarmament; recalls its commitment to pursuing policies designed to move forward the reduction and elimination of all nuclear arsenals and to achieve a world without nuclear weapons; recalls, however, that a number of countries, in particular France, are keen to keep their nuclear deterrent, which is the cornerstone of their defence strategy;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes, where international values and rule-of-law have been broken, as a cornerstone of global and European security; stresses its full support to the work of the UNODA and to the UN Agenda for Disarmament; recalls its commitment to pursuing policies designed to move forward the reduction and elimination of all nuclear arsenals and to achieve a world without nuclear weapons;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes as a cornerstone of global and European security; stresses its full support to the work of the UNODA and to the UN Agenda for Disarmament; recalls its commitment to pursuing policies designed to move forward the reduction
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45.
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes as a cornerstone of global and European security; stresses its full support to the work of the UNODA and to the UN Agenda for Disarmament; recalls its commitment to pursuing policies designed to move forward the reduction and elimination of
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46.
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position 944 on arms exports; is of the firm view that, as the EU is increasingly ambitious in the defence area, there is a need for greater convergence, transparency and consistency in the Member States’ arms export policies as well as for strengthening of public oversight; calls on Member States to fully comply with the eight criteria of Common Position; calls for a sanctions mechanism and EU-level monitoring to be put in place against Member States that do not comply with the Common Position which needs to become enforceable; welcomes the efforts made to increase the transparency and the public and parliamentary scrutiny of arms exports; calls for joint efforts to improve risk assessments, end-user checks and post- shipment verifications; believes that the growing importance of the EU level in arms production, the recent Council conclusions on convergence in arms exports and the establishment of the European Peace Facility (EPF) should be complemented by a mechanism for EU- level monitoring and control based on full compliance with the eight criteria;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position; is of the firm view that, as the EU is increasingly ambitious in the defence area, there is a need for greater convergence and consistency in the Member States’ arms export policies; calls on Member States to fully comply with the Common Position, and strictly implement criterion 4 on regional stability and halt any export of military equipment that could be used against other EU Member States; calls for a sanctions mechanism to be put in place against Member States that do not comply with the Common Position; welcomes the efforts made to increase the transparency and the public and parliamentary scrutiny of arms exports; calls for joint efforts to improve risk assessments, end-user checks and post-
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position; is of the firm view that, as the EU is increasingly ambitious in the defence area, there is a need for greater convergence and consistency in the Member States’ arms export policies; calls on Member States to fully comply with the Common Position; calls on Member States to abandon arms exports programs to countries threatening to use military means against EU Member States; calls for a sanctions mechanism to be put in place against Member States that do not comply with the Common Position; welcomes the efforts made to increase the transparency and the public and parliamentary scrutiny of arms exports; calls for joint efforts to improve risk assessments, end-user checks and post- shipment verifications;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position; is of the firm view that, as the EU is increasingly ambitious in the defence area, there is a need for greater convergence and consistency in the Member States’ arms export policies; calls on Member States to fully comply with the Common Position;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position; is of the firm view that, as the EU is increasingly ambitious in the defence area, there is a need for greater convergence and consistency in the Member States’ arms export policies;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position; is of the firm view that, as the EU is increasingly ambitious in the defence area, there is a need for greater convergence and consistency in the Member States’ arms export policies; calls on Member States to fully comply with the Common Position;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position; is of the firm view that, as the EU is increasingly ambitious in the defence area, there is a need for greater convergence and consistency in the Member States’ arms export policies; calls on Member States to fully comply with the Common Position;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position; is of the firm view that, as the EU is increasingly ambitious in the defence area, there is a need for greater convergence and consistency in the Member States’ arms export policies to enhance cooperation and the effectiveness of the European defence industry; calls on Member States to fully comply with the Common Position; calls for a sanctions mechanism to be put in place against Member States that do not comply with the Common Position; welcomes the efforts made to increase the transparency and the public and parliamentary scrutiny of arms exports; calls for joint efforts to improve risk assessments, end-user checks and post- shipment verifications;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Welcomes the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position; is of the firm view that, as the EU is increasingly ambitious in the defence area, there is a need for greater convergence and
Amendment 44 #
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Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new) 46a. Urges the Member States to comply with the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports; reiterates the need for the strict application by all Member States of the rules laid down in Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 on arms exports; recalls that Member States committed to strong national positions regarding their arms export policy to Turkey on the basis of the provisions of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, including the strict application of criterion 4 on regional stability; reiterates its calls on the VP / HR, for as long as Turkey continues with its current illegal, unilateral actions in the Eastern Mediterranean that run counter to the sovereignty of any EU Member State (notably Greece and Cyprus) and international law, and does not engage in dialogue based on international law, to introduce an initiative in the Council for all EU Member States to halt arms export for all types of military equipment, including weapons, weapons for dual-use goods and know-how, to Turkey in accordance with the Common Position;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Welcomes the EU’s activities aimed at supporting the universalisation of the Arms Trade Treaty, and
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Calls for the EU to take the lead in global efforts to set up a comprehensive regulatory framework for the development and use of AI-enabled weapons; calls on the VP/HR, the Member States and the European Council to adopt a joint position on autonomous weapons systems that ensures meaningful human control over the critical functions of weapons systems;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Calls for the EU to take the lead in global efforts to set up a comprehensive regulatory framework
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Calls for the EU to take the lead in global efforts to set up a comprehensive regulatory framework for the development and use of AI-enabled weapons; calls on the VP/HR, the Member States and the
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Notes that artificial intelligence is among the new technologies that substantially alter the concept of defence; calls on the EU to explore the potential and interoperability of artificial intelligence-based defence systems and applications, to be ready to respond to the development and use of these technologies worldwide, and to propose, together with its partners and especially NATO, ethical measures and principles for their joint use; also considers that special attention must be paid to the common rules and standards that should be imposed on the European defence industry as regards the development of military capabilities that harness artificial intelligence;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48a. Calls on the EU to take the lead in global efforts to set up a comprehensive and effective global arms control system for missile and unmanned combat vehicle technology proliferation;
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Underlines the need for the European Parliament to address all defence matters in a consistent manner; calls for the mandate of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence to be reassessed and expanded in view of the growing number of defence initiatives at the EU level, and of the creation of the Commission’s DG DEFIS;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Welcomes the regular exchanges of views with the VP/HR on CSDP issues
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; welcomes the fact that the EU remains committed to increasing its global presence and ability to act as a
Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Welcomes the regular exchanges of views with the VP/HR on CSDP issues and calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the views of the European Parliament are duly taken into consideration; stresses the need to ensure regular briefings from EU Special Representatives, Special Envoys, and
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Reiterates the importance of improving the tools available to civil society in order to ensure its meaningful and substantial involvement in the formulation of defence-
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the European Council, the Council, the Commission, the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Secretary- General of the United Nations,
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; welcomes the fact that the EU remains committed to increasing its ability to act as a global security provider through its CSDP missions and operations, to supporting sustainable peace and prosperity and to overcoming conflicts around the world; Reiterates that CSDP contributes positively to the EU´s self- determination and capacity to act, as the EU member states combined have more influence on their nation’s fate than individually;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; welcomes the fact that the EU remains committed to increasing its ability to act as a global security provider through its CSDP missions and operations, to supporting sustainable peace and prosperity and to overcoming conflicts
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; welcomes the fact that the EU remains committed to increasing its ability to act as a global security provider through its CSDP missions and operations, to supporting sustainable peace and prosperity and to overcoming conflicts around the world, in particular within the EU’s neighbourhood;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; welcomes the fact that the EU remains committed to increasing its ability to act as a global security promoter and provider through its CSDP missions and operations, to supporting sustainable peace and prosperity and to actively contribute to overcoming conflicts around the world;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 — having regard to Council Conclusions on the framework for a joint EU diplomatic response to malicious cyber activities of 19 June 2017, and the Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 of 17 May 2019 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States1 , _________________ 1 OJ L 129I, 17.5.2019, p. 13.
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; welcomes the fact that the EU remains committed to increasing its ability to act as a global security provider through its CSDP missions and operations, to supporting sustainable peace and prosperity and to
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; welcomes the fact that the EU remains committed to increasing its ability to act as an autonomous global security provider through its CSDP missions and operations, to supporting sustainable peace and prosperity and to overcoming conflicts around the world;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; welcomes the fact that the EU remains committed to increasing its ability to act as a global security provider, including through its CSDP missions and operations, to supporting sustainable peace and prosperity and to overcoming conflicts around the world;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the progress made in the negotiations for both the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) as well as the European Peace Facility (EPF) and believes that they both give the EU the ability to respond more quickly and effectively to security challenges, in particular since they enhance the EU’s ability to strengthen the capacity of partners;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the VP/HR’s announcement that, by the end of 2020, an analysis will be presented of common threats and challenges, which will provide the basis for developing a Strategic Compass; invites the VP/HR to present this analysis to the European Parliament as soon as possible; notes that the Strategic Compass will provide the orientation and objectives for clearly setting out the Union’s strategic analysis and level of ambition in the four key areas of crisis management, resilience, capabilities and partnerships no later than 2022; underlines past statements underlining that the EU urgently needs to develop concrete scenarios for military and civilian interventions in order to well prepare the operational and also the political level;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the VP/HR’s announcement that, by the end of 2020, an analysis will be presented of common threats and challenges, which will provide the basis for developing a Strategic Compass; invites the VP/HR to present this analysis to the European Parliament as soon as possible; notes that the Strategic Compass will
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the VP/HR’s announcement that, by the end of 2020, an analysis will be presented of common threats and challenges, which will provide the basis for developing a Strategic Compass; invites the VP/HR to present this analysis to the European Parliament as soon as possible; notes that the Strategic Compass will provide the orientation and objectives for clearly setting out the Union’s strategic analysis and level of ambition in the four key areas of crisis management, resilience, capabilities and partnerships no later than 2022; insists that it is only the first step towards the development of an independent operational capacity that will reinforce the EU strategic autonomy;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) - having regard to the Charter of the United Nations and the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the VP/HR’s announcement that, by the end of 2020, an analysis will be presented of common threats and challenges, which will provide the basis for developing a Strategic Compass; invites the VP/HR to present this analysis to the European Parliament as soon as possible and to keep parliament closely involved in all processes related to this issue; notes that the Strategic Compass will provide the orientation and objectives for clearly setting out the Union’s strategic analysis and level of ambition in the four key areas of crisis management, resilience, capabilities and partnerships no later than 2022;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the VP/HR’s announcement that, by the end of 2020, an analysis will be presented of common threats and challenges, which will provide the basis for developing a Strategic Compass; invites the VP/HR to present this analysis to the European Parliament as soon as possible; notes that the Strategic Compass will provide the orientation and objectives for clearly setting out the Union’s strategic analysis
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the VP/HR’s announcement that, by the end of 2020, an analysis will be presented of common threats and challenges, which will provide the basis for developing a Strategic Compass; invites the VP/HR to present this analysis to the European Parliament as soon as possible; notes that the Strategic Compass will provide the orientation and
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is considering drawing up reports and recommendations on the key areas of the Strategic Compass, in order to provide parliamentary guidance; stresses the need for very concrete scenarios which describe how, when and to what extent in particular Article 43 (1) TEU military tasks will be implemented in the medium and long term;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is considering drawing up reports and recommendations on the key areas of the Strategic Compass, in order to provide parliamentary guidance and develop the necessary democratic checks and balances in the formulation of the Compass;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance for the Union of sustainable stability, security and prosperity in its neighbourhood; calls, in this regard, on the EU to continue engagement in its neighbourhood, both in the East and in the South, by actively supporting the civil society and decision- makers willing to engage in dialogue and reform;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the enormous impact on potential EU defence capabilities of the departure of the UK, one of the most effective European military powers from the EU,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance for the Union of sustainable stability, security and prosperity in its neighbourhood; welcomes the extension of the mandates of EUAM Ukraine and EULEX Kosovo and the EU CSDP involvement in the Western Balkans and Eastern Neighbourhood;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance for the Union to contribute with all the means at its disposal to
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance for the
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the primary importance for the Union of sustainable stability, security and prosperity in its immediate neighbourhood, both in the East and in the South of the European continent;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance for the Union of sustainable stability, security and prosperity in its neighbourhood by further promoting interoperability, standardization and capacity building;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance for the Union of sustainable stability, security and prosperity in its wider neighbourhood;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the importance for the Union of sustainable stability, security and prosperity in
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Reiterates its commitment to EU enlargement and importance of CSDP missions in the Western Balkans, which remain an important tool for promoting security by enhancing the resilience of countries in a region of strategic importance to the EU; stresses the need for the EU’s stance on enlargement to be ambitious and credible and to maintain enlargement as a necessary condition for the EU’s success and influence in the region and beyond;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points to the fact that instability in the European Southern Neighbourhood, particularly in regions of the Sahel, West Africa and Horn of Africa ultimately has a negative spill-over effect to in particular the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood and hence poses a direct challenge to our European external border management;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 b (new) - having regard to Russia’s illegal invasion and annexation of Crimea,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines the geopolitical importance of the Arctic; urges the EU to work towards a more coherent internal and external policy, to come up with an Arctic strategy that takes into account the security and geostrategic aspects;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and of all the other Eastern Partnership countries; expresses serious concerns about the situation in Belarus and reiterates its support to the sovereign and democratic choice of the people, decrying the use of force against peaceful protestors and other breaches of fundamental human rights which have reportedly been perpetrated at the behest of the government;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and of all the other Eastern Partnership countries, in full respect of the Helsinki Final Act Principles; expresses serious concerns about the situation in
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and of all the other Eastern Partnership countries, notably Armenia and Azerbaijan; expresses serious concerns about the situation in Belarus and reiterates its support to the sovereign and democratic choice of the people;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its commitment to
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 c (new) - having regard to Russia’s violation of airspace and maritime borders of member states,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Reiterates the importance of enhanced EU commitment to the Western Balkans to ensure the stability, prosperity and democratic development of the region in its path towards full integration into the EU; welcomes the progress made in the region especially by North Macedonia and Albania and hopes for further progress in resolving the Serbia-Kosovo dispute within the framework of international law;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that Russian Federation military forces are still
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that Russian Federation military forces are still occupying large parts of Ukraine and Georgia in violation of international law; express concerns about Russia’s role in destabilising peace and security in the region and encourages a review of the ongoing CSDP mission EUAM Ukraine to determine how it can be further aided in support to Ukraine’s security;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that Russian Federation military forces
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that Russian Federation military forces are still occupying large parts of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia in violation of international law; express concerns about Russia’s role in destabilising peace and security in the region;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Expresses grave concern at the recent escalations of tensions on some potential flashpoints in Indo-Pacific region, such as India-China disputed border, the East and South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, including China’s increasingly provocative military manoeuvres aimed at Taiwan; calls for all parties concerned to resolve their differences through peaceful means to de- escalate the tensions and to refrain from taking unilateral action to change the status quo; underlines the importance of the peaceful development across the Taiwan Strait to maintain peace, stability and prosperity for China and Taiwan, as well as in the Asia-Pacific region, which remains of critical importance to the interests of the EU; calls for the EU and it Member States to revisit their engagement policy with Taiwan and to collaborate with international like-minded partners to protect democratic Taiwan free from foreign threats; ˙Expresses concern about the disinformation campaign launched by malicious third countries to disrupt the efforts in fighting COVID-19 pandemic against democracies in the Indo-Pacific region, including Taiwan; calls on the EU and its Member States to support Taiwan’s meaningful and pragmatic participation as an observer in the WHO meetings, mechanisms and activities, so as to jointly fight against the global public health crisis;
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