Activities of Klemen GROŠELJ related to 2023/2072(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Security and defence implications of China's influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union (A9-0401/2023 - Klemen Grošelj) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the security and defence implications of China’s influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union
Amendments (8)
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that achieving primacy in science and technology has been one of the CCP’s top priorities in recent years and that the CCP’s MCF strategy incentivises the sharing of research and development results between market- oriented and Chinese defence industries;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that Chinese companies are already leaders in key technologies used in sectors such as 5G wireless infrastructure, drones, batteries, hypersonic, solar and wind energy, as well as cryptocurrency; expresses its concerns over the uses of these technologies and the dependencies they create which could be used to apply economic leverage and enhance the CCP’s influence over European assets and critical infrastructure;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers it necessary to strengthen FDI-screening procedures with due-diligence standards to identify China’s leverage over investors in EU critical infrastructure, such as European ports and undersea cables in the Baltic, Mediterranean and Arctic seas; underlines that this approach should apply equally to candidate and potential candidate countries;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the screening of stakeholders with access to critical infrastructure cannot be limited to direct investment; calls for the current instruments that address foreign direct investment and foreign subsidies to be expanded to include generalised screening procedures for all stakeholders involved in EU critical infrastructure projects; calls on the Commission, with the support of the Member States, to map, track and assess China’s access to critical infrastructure in the EU; stresses that the Member States are ultimately responsible for infrastructure protection, but have not consistently implemented current guidelines on foreign direct investment or; recalls that not all Member States have set up national-level investment-screening mechanisms;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the potential of the Commission’s proposal for a European economic security strategy to expand the EU toolkit to exports or outward investments in a narrow set of key enabling technologies with military applications, inter alia, in the areas of quantum computing, advanced semiconductors and artificial intelligence; calls for the swift adoption of the High Representative and Commission’s proposals and for thecalls on Member States to fully implement the EU’s expanded regulatory framework to exclude entities that could contribute to MCF;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Further welcomes the High Representative and Commission’s proposal to prevent the leakage of sensitive emerging technologies by establishing a list of dual-use technologies, based on narrowly defined and forward-looking criteria, such as the potential enabling and transformative nature of a technology, the risk of MCF and the risk of the technology being misused to violate human rights; calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify and implement the relevant protection measures for these dual-use technologies as soon as possible;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines the importance of the Critical Raw Materials Act and recalls that critical raw materials are essential for the success of the EU’s digital and green transitions, but also for the security and defence sector; emphasises the need to establish strategic partnerships with third countries with a view to ensuring a secure and reliable supply of critical raw materials;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that one third of all African infrastructure built since 2010 has been financed and constructed by Chinese state- owned enterprises; underlines that, over the past 20 years, China has increased its trade, investment and loan commitments with few or opaque contractual obligations; expresses concern that this Chinese model is clearly attractive to many countries that cannot satisfy EU requirements for accessing equivalent levels of finance, thereby expanding Chinese influence to the detriment of EU partnerships; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to ensure that the EU’s high standards for investment with partners do not compromise its security relationships and engagement as a reliable and strategic partner;