7 Amendments of Evelyne GEBHARDT related to 2013/2125(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the Member States to increase transparency levels with regard to state aid and procurement practices in the defence sector, towards European authorities and agencies as well as towards the general public;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls the tradition of the Union as a civilian power in global affairs; reiterates therefore that the European defence industry should first and foremost focus on the demand from the internal market; deplores in this context the increase in trade in arms and defence equipment emanating from the Union with autocratic regimes in unstable world regions; notes that these trade practices might not be conducive to the security of citizens in regions receiving arms and defence equipment from the Union as well as to European and global security considerations; urges the Member States to act in international fora in favour of more transparency in international defence procurement markets in order to increase the controllability of global trade flows in armament;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, in order to increase the competitiveness of the European defence industry, Member States urgently need to increase the transparency and openness of their defence markets; considers that Directive 2009/81/EC on defence and sensitive security procurement strengthens the single market by reducing the complexity of procurement rules in the defence sector;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that greater use of innovative procurement techniques – especially including those related to the aggregation of requirements, use of ICT and incentives- setting for R&D – should be encouraged in defence procurement, as they may be particularly suited to this field and can play a major role in reducing the administration and costs related to procurement procedures; urges the Member States to make strategic use of defence public procurement and implement innovative awarding principles based on the concept of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender encompassing environmental, social, ethical and quality aspects as well as a life-cycle approach;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the importance of efficient public expenditure in the defence sector; encourages the Member States, against the background of the current social and economic crisis as well as strained public finances, to scrutinise public defence expenditure and reallocate savings potential in the defence sector in favour of public investments in social economies and civilian industries;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to facilitate efforts of exploiting technologies and innovation emanating from the defence industry for non-military purposes and the production of civilian products and applications in order to strengthen high-technology industries within the internal market;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Deplores the strong emphasis in Commission Communication of 24 July 2013 'Towards a more competitive and efficient defence and security sector1 on labour flexibility schemes as the appropriate response to structural changes within the defence industry; instead draws attention to the assessment of potential economic incentives for the conversion of military-industrial overcapacities into civilian production; ____________________________ 1 COM(2013) 542 final.