Activities of Nicola BEER related to 2022/2079(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Critical technologies for security and defence: state of play and future challenges
Amendments (16)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. (Recital H) whereas the need for structured support for innovation and technological progress should not oversee that innovation essentially comes about through competition and the spirit of research and not through bureaucratic planning;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. (Recital I) whereas increased involvement of SME enhances the competitiveness in the security and defence sector;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
G c. (Recital J) whereas access to finance for the security and defence industry must not be restricted through EU regulations;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
G d. (Recital K) whereas data sharing is key to analysing strategic gaps and realizing the potential for technological progress, while the protection of intellectual property and sensitive business data must be guaranteed;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)
Recital G e (new)
G e. (Recital L) whereas the cooperation with strategic partners outside the European Union, especially the NATO allies but also the associated and likeminded partners in the world is key for enhancing innovation and technological progress;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. (Point 3) Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to overcome the current devision between civil, defence and security research, development and innovation (RD&I); calls on the Commission to better connect civil, defence and security EU programmes and instruments with the relevant stakeholders in particular in the field of innovation; calls for better targeted investment in common research and development;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s setting up an observatory of critical technologies; calls on the Commission to fully integrate the findings of the observatory in its classified report to Member States on critical technologies and risks associated with strategic dependencies affecting security, space and defence; stresses the need for the Commissionemphasises that at all times the protection of intellectual property and sensitive business data must be guaranteed; stresses the need for the Commission in cooperation with the European Defence Agency to further coordinate and facilitate cooperation between the Member States in order to address the existing technology gaps;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the there is a risk of dependency for the supply of critical materials and of overstretched supply chains that may affect the EU’s capability to stay competitive in the field of critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the Commission to take the lead with a special research programme on how to promote circularity and on new materials for critical technologies so as to minimise the EU’s dependency on third countries;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the creation of an EU defence innovation scheme and the ongoing work with various tools relating to defence and new and dual-use technologies in order to help innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises overcome high technological, administrative, regulatory and market entry hurdles; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States, as the end users, to fully utilise cross-border innovation networks; calls on the Commission to closely work together with the Hub on European Defence Innovation (HEDI) established in the European Defence Agency;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. (new point) Calls on the Commission to examine EU procurement directives with regard to barriers for start-ups and small businesses especially in the area of innovation with particular risks of project non-success and to encourage Member States to avoid such barriers in their implementation;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the need for close coordination with associated and like- minded partners such as the United States and NATO; welcomes the commitment by the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to exploring EU-US cooperation in the context of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council; welcomes the Commission’s and the VP/HR’s commitment to exploring mutually agreed and beneficial interactions between the EU’s and NATO’s initiatives focused on new technologies;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. (new point) Stresses the importance that SMEs and start-ups play in innovation and development and calls for specific programs and instruments to include them into the future implementation of the roadmap for critical technologies in security and defence;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for closer cooperation between the Member States on capability development to boost innovation in critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the relevant EU bodies to prioritize joint projects for EU financed und co-financed innovation in critical technology for security and defence and to act as catalysts and accelerators to encourage the Member States to coordinate their capability development programmes;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. (new point) Emphasises that the access to finance for the security and defence industry must not be restricted by EU regulation; notes that this could lead to a migration of investments away from the security and defence sector; refers to the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence that stated that initiatives on sustainable finance remain consistent with the European Union efforts to facilitate the European defence industry’s sufficient access to private finance and investment
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages innovation based on increased resource efficiency, development of new materials, promotion of secondary raw materials and more sustainable public procurement, and the use of environmentally sustainable technology solutions; calls on the Commission to explore in cooperation with the European Defence Agency the way forward on sustainable security and defence technologies and how the EU’s security and defence industries and the EU’s resilience could benefit;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights that Russia’s war against Ukraine has repeatedly demonstrated the effectiveness of disruptive technologies that often come at relatively low cost while having a powerful impact on the battlefield against large weapon systems and formations; calls on the Commission to conduct a study in cooperation with the Ukranian Government and NATO- Partners on the lessons identified from the war in Ukraine with regard to critical technologies for security and defence;