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Activities of Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI related to 2015/2037(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Security and defence capabilities in Europe (A8-0159/2015 - Ana Gomes) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2037(INI)

Amendments (15)

Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the European Council’s decision to include the topic of European defence markets on the agenda for its June 2015 summit; calls on the European Council to provide guidelines for defence policies with a particular emphasis on the internal market;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is alarmed by the recent Commission offensive launched by President Juncker in support of the creation of a European army under the control of the EU institutions;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that the internal market should be used neither as a pretext nor an instrument for establishing a European defence policy and a European diplomatic service at the expense of the Member States’ sovereignty in these areas;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that internal market and defence policies should not be seen as opposing one another; stresses that correc, but also that defence policy is the exclusive preserve of Member States, and warns that implementation of the legal framework for EU public procurement could contribin this sector would pute to more efficient defence spending and strengthen the European Defence Technological and Industrial Basehe principle of not sharing sovereign technologies at risk;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that internal market rules should be used to their full potential to counteract the ongoing fragmentation of the European defencemust not be systematically exploited and usecurity sector; urges the Member States to correctly implement and enforce Directive 2009/81/EC, concerning procurement in the fields of defence and sensitive security, and Directive 2009/43/EC, concerning the transfer of defence-related products; calls on the Commission to provide the necessary assistance to that endd to undermine Member States’ independence in the fields of defence and security or any other strategically important sector;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to step up its efforts to achieve a level playing field in European defence markets, limiting the use of justified exclusions to a strict minimum;deleted
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the full phase-out of offsets is indispensable for ensuring the smooth functioning of the internal market in the European defence sector;deleted
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that framework agreements and subcontracting are a means of opening up established supply chains for the benefit of SMEs; callpoints onut the Member States, the European Defence Agency and the Commission to work together to help SMEs consolidate andat these means have been in place for a long time now and have proved very effective; encourages the Member States to go even further in their efforts to promote short supply chains and thus facilitate their access to defence procurement for local and national SMEs;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the uptake by industry of the main instruments of the Defence Transfer Directive, specifically general licences and the certification of defence firms, remains very limited; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure the effective use of these instruments in practice for obvious reasons;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the 2014 Commission Roadmap entitled ‘Towards a more competitive and efficient defence and security sector’; stresses the importance of its timely implementation and of taking additional measures as necessary;deleted
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the Member States urgently need to improve the transparency of procurement practices in the defence sector vis-à-vis the Commission and EU agencies; urges the Commission to ensure appropriate monitoring so as to enable comprehensive reporting, in respect of both directives, to Parliament and the Council in 2016 as scheduled;deleted
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to accompany its implementation reports to Parliament and the Council on Directives 2009/81/EC and 2009/43/EC in 2016 with legislative proposals;deleted
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that further special reporting obligations should be introduced for Member States, coupled with provision for appropriate confidentiality safeguards;deleted
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the modernisation of the EU public procurement rules as set out in Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU, adopted in 2014, affords opportunities for more streamlined procedures, such as the use of electronic procurement and aggregation of demand, which can be tailored to the specificities of the defence and security sector, such as the use of electronic procurement, but not aggregation of demand;
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. Draws attention to the new ‘innovation partnership’ procedure and calls for it to be introducstresses that it must not be applied into defence procurement.
2015/04/01
Committee: IMCO