Activities of Angel DZHAMBAZKI related to 2015/2037(INI)
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Amendments (4)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital В
Recital В
В. whereas the lack of consolidation in European defence markets means that external dependencies in the European defence sector are increasing at a dangerous rate, which poses risks in terms of the defence preparedness of Member States and of ensuring their security, at a time of multiple and direct threats to European security which are unprecedented since the end of the Cold War;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RemainExpresses serious concerned by at the widespread and largely uncoordinated cuts to the defence budget in most Member States; emphasises that the cutting of defence budgets is weakening the defence potentials of Member States and leaves a question mark over their preparedness to ensure their own security; is of the view that this lack of coordination puts the Union at risk by relinquishing strategic assets and capabilities and by forfeiting the opportunities that the coordination of defence policies and the pooling and sharing of defence assets could bring as regards the fulfilment of the EU’s strategic autonomy, its security of supply and the defence of its citizens and interests;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is gravely concerned over the surge in armed conflict, hybrid war, instability and widespread human rights violations in the EU’s immediate neighbourhood and the threat of terrorism inside the EU; expresses serious concern at the growing threat of Islamic terrorism worldwide, and at the increasing pressure from illegal immigrants on the EU’s borders; believes that the current security threats are common to the EU as a whole and should be addressed in a united and coordinated fashion, pooling and sharing civilian and military resources; believes, in this regard, that it is imperative not to waste resources and that it is essential to better use tax payers’ money and make progress on the establishment of a European defence equipment market and to develop a European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB);
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Warns of worrying developments in the European defence market that are increasing external dependencies in the European defence sector at a time of an increasingly challenging security environment; warns, in particular, of the combination of Member States’ declining defence budgets, persisting market fragmentation despite new internal market rules, the growing dependence of the defence industry on extra-EU exports and increased foreign investment in Europe’s defence sector, yielding control of strategic national and European defence industries, assets and technologies; stresses the need for Member States to conduct a priority review of their military/defence industries and to provide incentives for their development to the extent permissible under Community law;