11 Amendments of Nicola DANTI related to 2017/0125(COD)
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Despite the Union being the second largest global defence spender, the lack of economies of scale in the defence industry translates into a reduced quality and quantity of the defence output. 80% of defence procurement in Europe is still done nationally. An integrated European defence market must cater for all the different security needs of all Member States simultaneously and affordably. In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing defence capabilities to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive and innovative European defence industry. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Industrial Development Programme (hereinafter referred to as the Programme) should be established. The Programme should aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry, inter alia the cyber defence industry, which is a priority of the defence industry, taking into account developments in the speed and sophistication of cyber-attacks, by supporting the cooperation between undertakings in the development phase of defence products and technologies. The development phase, which follows the research and technology phase, entails significant risks and costs that hamper the further exploitation of the results of research and adversely impact the competitiveness of the Union's defence industry. By supporting the development phase, the Programme would contribute to a better exploitation of the results of defence research and it would help to cover the gap between research and production as well as to promote all forms of innovation. The Programme should complement activities carried out in accordance with Article 182 TFEU and it does not cover the production of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) To better exploit economies of scale in the defence industry and reinforce the single market for defence, the Programme should support the cooperation between undertakings in the development of defence products and technologies.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitiveness and integration of the Union defence industry by de-risking the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, standards, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well feasibility studies and other supporting measures, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies, as well as actions aimed at the skills development of workers of the defence industry.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Given that the Programme aims particularly at enhancing cooperation between undertakings across Member States, an action should be eligible for funding under the Programme only if it is undertaken by a cooperation of at least threefour undertakings based in at least twofour different Member States.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the integration, competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union defence industry by supporting actions in their development phase and by supporting the development and acquisition of new skills of the workers in the defence sector that will allow the European defence industry to deliver high-tech solutions in a global setting;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cooperation between undertakings, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union including the development of cyberdefence capabilities and cybersecurity solutions for the defence industry;
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to foster the strategic autonomy of Union defence industry;
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least threefour undertakings which are established in at least twofour different Member States. The undertakings which are beneficiaries shall not effectively be controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity or shall not control each other.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries shall be undertakings located and established in the Union, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control it within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings. In addition, all infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the participants, including subcontractors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member States during the entire duration of the action.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) contribution to the innovation and technological development of defence industries and thus to fostering the industrial autonomy of the Union in the field of defence technologies as well as contribution to the reinforcing of the single market for defence; and,