11 Amendments of Dita CHARANZOVÁ related to 2018/0254(COD)
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) The EU’s geopolitical context has changed dramatically in the last decade. The situation in Europe's neighbouring regions is unstable and the EU faces a complex and challenging environment combining the emergence of new threats like hybrid and cyber-attacks and the return of more conventional challenges. Faced with this context both European citizens and their political leaders share the view that more has to be done collectively to defend ourselves. 75% of Europeans support a common defence and security policy. In the joint declaration of 25 March 2017 in Rome, leaders of 27 Member States and the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission stated that the Union will strengthen its common security and defence and foster a more competitive and integrated defence industry.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) On 7 June 2017, the Commission adopted a Communication launching the European Defence Fund. A two-step approach was proposed: firstly, to test the approach, initial financing for both research and development has been made available under the 2014-2020 Multi- Annual Financial Framework ('MFF') by the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2018/10921a; secondly, a dedicated Fund would be established under the MFF 2021-2027 scaling up the funding for collaborative research in innovative defence products and technologies and for subsequent stages of the development cycle, including the development of prototypes. There should be a consistent and coherent approach between those two steps. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2018/1092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1 b) The defence sector is characterised by increasing costs of defence equipment and by high R&D costs that limit the launch of new defence programmes and directly impact on the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the EU industry. In view of the cost escalation, of the magnitude of non-recurring R&D expenses and of the small series that can be procured nationally, the development of a new generation of major defence systems and of new defence technologies is increasingly beyond the reach of single EU Member States.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 d (new)
Recital 1 d (new)
(1 d) Despite the interplay between increasing costs and decreasing spending, defence planning and defence spending on R&D and procurement of equipment has remained largely at national level with very limited cooperation between Member States in defence equipment investments. Additionally, when implemented, only few programs are also linked to EU capability priorities: In 2015 only 16% of equipment was procured through European collaborative procurement, far away from the agreed collective benchmark of 35%.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Following an integrated approach and in order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Fund should be established. The Fund should aim at enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy by supporting the cross border cooperation between Member States and between enterprises, research centres, national administrations, international organisations and universities, in the research phase and in the development phase of defence products and technologies. To achieve more innovative solutions and an open internal market, the Fund should support the cross-border participation of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps).
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In certain circumstances, if this is necessary for achieving the objectives of the action, it should be possible to derogate from the principle that recipients and their subcontractors should not bet should be possible to derogate from the principle that beneficiaries and subcontractors involved in an action are not subject to control by non-associateda third countriesy or non-associatedby a third- country entitiesy. In that perspective, legal entitiecontext, undertakings established in the Union that are controlled by a non-associated third country or a non-associatedby a third -country entity can be eligible ifshould be able to be eligible for funding provided that relevant and, strict conditions relating to the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, as established in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), including in terms of strengthening the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, are fulfilled. The participation of such entitieundertakings should not contravene the objectives of the Fund. ApplicantProgramme. Beneficiaries should provide all relevant information about the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources to be used in the action. Member States' concerns regarding security of supply should also be taken into account.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Commission should establish annual or multiannual work programmes in line with the objectives of the Fund. The work programme shall set out in detail the categories of projects to be funded under the Fund and their direct relation to the objectives set out in the Fund. The work programme shall also ensure that a credible proportion of the overall budget will benefit actions enabling the cross- border participation of SMEs, possibly on the basis of a specific project category focusing on SMEs cross-border participation. The Commission should be assisted in the establishment of the work programme by a committee of Member States. In order to benefit from its expertise in the defence sector, the European Defence Agency will be given the status of an observer in the committee. Given the specificities of the defence area, the European External Action Service should also assist in the committee of Member States.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The work programme shall set out in detail the categories of projects to be funded under the Programme and their direct relation to the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Independent experts shall be Union's citizens identified and selected on the basis of open and transparent calls for expressions of interest addressed to relevant organisations such as Ministries of Defence and subordinated agencies, research institutes, universities, business associations or enterprises of the defence sector with a view to establishing a list of experts. By derogation from Article [237] of the Financial Regulation, this list shall not be made public.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluationssend the evaluations as referred to in paragraph 2 and 3, accompanied by its observations, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.