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White paper on the future of European defence
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Amendment 40
Marc Botenga, João Oliveira, Giorgos Georgiou, Pernando Barrena
on behalf of The Left Group
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White paper on the future of European defence
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Paragraph 2 a (new)
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| 2a. Rejects the militarisation of the EU and any belligerent objectives of the common security and defence policy (CSDP); |
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Amendment 41
Marc Botenga
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Paragraph 2 b (new)
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| 2b. Considers that in light of the United States’ past and ongoing violations of international law and the negative impact of US military interventions on neighbouring regions, the foreign, security and defence policy of the Union and Member States can no longer be aligned with the framework of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO); calls, therefore, on the European Council to start the process of revising the EU Treaties to remove this requirement from the Treaty on European Union; |
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Amendment 42
Lynn Boylan, Marc Botenga
on behalf of The Left Group
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Paragraph 2 c (new)
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| 2c. Recalls Article 42 of the Treaty on the European Union and Title III, Article 3 of the Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon and affirms that Member States that are neutral must have such neutrality respected; |
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Amendment 43
Lynn Boylan, Marc Botenga
on behalf of The Left Group
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Paragraph 2 d (new)
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| 2d. Regrets the unprecedented levels of attacks on the United Nations and its paramount role in peacebuilding and conflict resolution and stresses the need for the EU and the Member States to defend the United Nations and to work within the United Nations system, in a manner consistent with the UN Charter, for the peaceful resolution of disputes; |
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Amendment 44
João Oliveira, Marc Botenga
on behalf of The Left Group
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Paragraph 2 e (new)
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| 2e. Rejects the EU’s becoming a new warmongering political-military bloc, whether or not complementary to NATO; |
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Amendment 45
Manon Aubry, Marina Mesure, Marc Botenga
on behalf of The Left Group
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Paragraph 2 f (new)
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| 2f. Reaffirms that the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, as a regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the UN Charter, is the primary organisation for the peaceful settlement of disputes within its region; |
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Amendment 46
Manon Aubry, Marina Mesure, Marc Botenga, Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt
on behalf of The Left Group
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Paragraph 4
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| 4. Believes that Russia, supported by its allies including Belarus, China, North Korea and Iran, is the most significant direct and indirect threat to the EU and its security, as well as that of EU candidate countries and partners; reiterates its condemnation, in the strongest possible terms, of Russia’s unprovoked, illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine; notes, however, the need to consider fully the instability in our southern neighbourhood, the rise in Chinese military power and the increased aggressiveness of the middle powers, which appear ready to jeopardise transatlantic cooperation on common security and make a deal with the Russian aggressor at the expense of Ukrainian and European security, which are one and the same; notes that the recent actions and statements of the US administration have further increased concerns about the future stance of the US vis-à-vis Russia, NATO and the security of Europe; regrets, in this regard, the votes of the US Government, aligned with the Russian Government, in the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council on resolutions about the third anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; | 4. Believes that Russia, supported by its allies including Belarus, China, North Korea and Iran, is the most significant direct and indirect threat to the EU and its security, as well as that of EU candidate countries and partners; reiterates its condemnation, in the strongest possible terms, of Russia’s unprovoked, illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine; notes, however, the need to consider fully the instability in our southern neighbourhood, the rise in Chinese military power and the increased aggressiveness of the middle powers, which appear ready to jeopardise transatlantic cooperation on common security and make a deal with the Russian aggressor at the expense of Ukrainian and European security, which are one and the same; notes that the recent actions and statements of the US administration have further increased concerns about the future stance of the US vis-à-vis Russia, NATO and the security of Europe; regrets, in this regard, the votes of the US Government, aligned with the Russian Government, in the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council on resolutions about the third anniversary of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; strongly condemns US threats against Greenland; is appalled by the apparent lack of condemnation by EU officials of such a blatant threat against the autonomous territory of a Member State; |
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Amendment 47
Marc Botenga, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan, Pernando Barrena
on behalf of The Left Group
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Paragraph 4 a (new)
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| 4a. Believes that its systematic alignment with US foreign policy, most recently with regard to Israeli war crimes, ethnic cleansing and genocidal practices against Palestinians, has dramatically reduced the EU’s global diplomatic credibility and therefore worsened its security situation; |
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Amendment 48
Manon Aubry, Marina Mesure, Marc Botenga, Pernando Barrena, Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt
on behalf of The Left Group
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Paragraph 5
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| 5. Insists that Europe must take on greater responsibilities within NATO, especially when it comes to ensuring security on the European continent; | 5. Stresses that the unwillingness of the Union and its Member States to decouple their collective security from the United States and NATO is in direct contradiction to the objective of achieving greater European strategic autonomy; |
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Amendment 49
Marc Botenga, Giorgos Georgiou, Lynn Boylan
on behalf of The Left Group
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Paragraph 5 a (new)
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| 5a. Believes that diplomacy should remain a cornerstone of EU foreign policy; |
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