# EU's military structures: state of play and future prospects

European Parliament procedure 2012/2319(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 104 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2013-04-16 and 2013-04-16.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns the EU's military structures, their state of play and future prospects. The amendments address the EU's capacity to respond to international crises under the UN Charter, the Common Security and Defence Policy, cuts in national defence budgets and capability gaps, pooling and sharing, initiatives such as Battlegroups, EUFOR and Eurocorps, the mutual defence clause, NATO, and a permanent EU military planning and conduct capability.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarja CRONBERG | Finland | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107973.md |
| Geoffrey VAN ORDEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4513.md |
| Ewald STADLER | Austria | NI | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111026.md |
| Andrew DUFF | United Kingdom | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4514.md |
| Norica NICOLAI | Romania | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96825.md |
| Ioan Mircea PAŞCU | Romania | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33984.md |
| Krzysztof LISEK | Poland | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96788.md |
| Marietta GIANNAKOU | Greece | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1431.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2341.md |
| Elena BĂSESCU | Romania | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96814.md |
| Arnaud DANJEAN | France | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96747.md |
| Alf SVENSSON | Sweden | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96678.md |
| Raimon OBIOLS | Spain | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4328.md |
| Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS | Spain | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97203.md |

## Official source documents

- PE508.239: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-508.239+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2319-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2319-INI.json

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