European Parliament 2014 - 2019 Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Constitutional Affairs 12/01/2017 AMENDMENTS: 13 Esteban González Pons, Michael Gahler Constitutional, legal and institutional implications of a common security and defence policy: possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty Motion for a resolution PE594.055 - 2015/2343(INI) Amendments created with Go to http://www.at4am.ep.parl.union.eu \000000EN.doc EN United in diversity EN Amendments per language: EN: 13 2/10 \000000EN.doc EN Amendment 1 Ana Gomes, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández Motion for a resolution Recital M Motion for a resolution Amendment M. whereas framing a common Union M. whereas framing a common Union defence policy and establishing common defence policy and establishing common defence without the European Parliament’s defence without the European Parliament's political and institutional support would political and institutional support and undermine the representative and democratic scrutiny would undermine the democratic foundations of the Union; representative and democratic foundations of the Union; Or. en Amendment 2 Ana Gomes, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Motion for a resolution Amendment 11. Is convinced that the Union’s 11. Strongly believes the security and security and defence will be stronger as we defence threats faced by the EU and stand united; takes the view that the EU directed at its citizens and territory are needs to develop an effective system for common and cannot be addressed by a European burden-sharing for its own Member State alone and is convinced that security and defence, which is not yet the the Union's security and defence will be case; stronger together as Member States stay united ; takes the view that the EU needs to develop an effective system for European burden-sharing for its own security and defence, which is not yet the case; calls on the Member States to show full political engagement and cooperate to this end; Or. en Amendment 3 Ana Gomes, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 \000000EN.doc 3/10 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment 14. Welcomes the projected increase in 14. Welcomes the projected increase in national defence expenditure to 2 % of EU national defence expenditure to 2 % of EU GDP; highlights that this would mean extra GDP; highlights that this would mean extra expenditure of nearly EUR 100 billion on expenditure of nearly EUR 100 billion on defence by the end of the coming decade; defence by the end of the coming decade; considers that this boost should be used to considers that this boost should be used to launch more strategic cooperative launch more strategic cooperative programmes within and through the Union, programmes within and through the Union, by better structuring the demand and by better structuring the demand and supply sides and making both sides more supply sides and making both sides more efficient and more effective; efficient and more effective; supports the view that investment on R&I is dual-use and is crucial for the achievement of such goals; notes this extra expenditure should also ensure extra accountability, transparency and scrutiny on the use of European public funds, namely in national and European defence needs; Or. en Amendment 4 Ana Gomes, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Motion for a resolution Amendment 16. Highlights the continued need for 16. Highlights the continued need for the establishment of a Council format of the establishment of a Council format of Defence Ministers, in order to provide Defence Ministers under the presidency of sustained political leadership and the High Representative of the Union for coordinate the implementation of the Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in CSDP; order to provide sustained political leadership and coordinate the implementation of the CSDP; Or. en Amendment 5 Ana Gomes, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández 4/10 \000000EN.doc EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Motion for a resolution Amendment 17. Considers that the Steering Board 17. Considers that the Steering Board of the EDA, made up of the representatives of the EDA, made up of the representatives of Member States’ defence ministries, is of Member States' defence ministries, is a the body that is suitable to exercise the body that is suitable to exercise the advisory and supervisory functions advisory and supervisory functions required to implement Articles 42, 45 and required to implement Articles 42, 45 and 46 TEU; 46 TEU; Or. en Amendment 6 Ana Gomes, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment 23 a. Is convinced that the competences of the Agency need to be strengthened, namely regarding the management of common public procurement, the promotion of inter-operability among Member-States armed forces and lead of R&I projects. To that end, appropriate resources and founding should be allocated; Or. en Amendment 7 Ana Gomes Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment 23 b. The Agency may co-fund pre- commercial procurement and public procurement of innovative solutions together with Member State authorities \000000EN.doc 5/10 EN and private market operators. Or. en Amendment 8 Ana Gomes, Knut Fleckenstein, Arne Lietz Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment 23 c. Regrets the Member States have not duly implemented the Common Position 944/2008/CFSP on Arms Exports, in this way undermining the Union's own security; considers that arms exports of EU member states should be subject to common EU-wide political criteria rather than individual economic considerations; underlines the need for the European Union to develop a stronger export control regime for security- and defence-related goods and services; calls on the Commission, in consultation with the EEAS, to develop a proposal on how to strengthen the implementation of the eight criteria of Common Position 944/2008/CFSP on arms exports, under which weapons, ammunition, defence equipment and technologies can be exported to third countries; Or. en Amendment 9 Ana Gomes, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment 24 a. Is convinced that PESCO should not exclude any Member-State willing to advance its defence integration to the 6/10 \000000EN.doc EN highest level of ambition. Or. en Amendment 10 Ana Gomes, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment 25 a. Urges the establishment of a permanent EU headquarters for initiating and coordinating civilian and military CSDP missions and defence joint operations, including in the framework of PESCO if so agreed by participating Members, where an integrated operational staff supports the entire planning cycle, from the initial political conceptualisation to detailed plans; Or. en Amendment 11 Ana Gomes, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Motion for a resolution Amendment 26. Takes the view that the EU 26. Takes the view that the EU Battlegroup system should be brought Battlegroup system should be brought under PESCO, alongside the creation of a under PESCO, alongside the creation of a European-level headquarters; considers European-level permanent headquarters; that other European multinational considers that other European structures such as the European Air multinational structures such as the Transport Command, Eurocorps and European Air Transport Command, OCCAR should also be brought under Eurocorps and OCCAR should also be PESCO; considers that the EU’s privileges brought under PESCO; considers that the and immunities should apply to those EU's privileges and immunities should multinational structures being part of apply to those multinational structures PESCO; being part of PESCO; Or. en \000000EN.doc 7/10 EN Amendment 12 Ana Gomes Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Motion for a resolution Amendment 27. Considers that during the stand-up, 27. Considers that during the stand-up, standby and stand-down phases the Union standby and stand-down phases the Union should cover all EU Battlegroup costs; should cover all EU Battlegroup costs; in this context, calls for the reform of the ATHENA mechanism aiming at enlarging its potential for cost sharing and common funding, including of CSDP missions. Underlines that Battlegroups should be renamed and reformed in order to become an employable military instrument, by operationalizing Article 44, and by increasing flexibility and more functional financing in order to enhance its capacity by systematic joint training and other means for better coordination and cooperation. Or. en Amendment 13 Ana Gomes, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Motion for a resolution Amendment 32. Reiterates that the relationship 32. Reiterates that the relationship between the CSDP and NATO offers a between the CSDP and NATO offers a political opportunity for collaboration and political opportunity for collaboration and complementarity at every level; recalls complementarity at every level; recalls that, within the current international that, within the current international context and in view of the deterioration of context and in view of the deterioration of security, a comprehensive and wider security, a comprehensive and wider partnership is needed, with the aim of partnership is needed, with the aim of developing joint capabilities and avoiding developing joint capabilities and avoiding duplication of actions; duplication of actions; calls on the VP/HR 8/10 \000000EN.doc EN to immediately engage with transatlantic partners in order to clarify their position on the different topics addressed by the Global Strategy. Or. en Amendment 3 Enrique Guerrero Salom, Jonás Fernández, Ana Gomes Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Motion for a resolution Amendment 4. Considers that where the TEU 4.