22 Amendments of Hannah NEUMANN related to 2022/0219(COD)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on establishing the European defence industry Reinforcementinstrument for the strengthening of the Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) through common Pprocurement Act
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The security situation in Europe requires urgent reflection on how to prevent further fragmentation of the defence sector via stand-alone EU initiatives and how to strategically link existing and future instruments.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Data shows that Member States are not meeting the 35% European collaborative defence equipment procurement benchmark. Despite incentives that use EU budget co-funding such as PADR, EDIDP (2019-2020) and EDF (since 2021), rates of collaborative investments have not changed significantly from 13% in 2019, to 11% in 2020 and 18% in 2021 which suggests that EU budget co-funding had no strong impact on the mobilisation of political will in Member States in the past.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
(2c) In response to this situation and in light of the positive experience with the new European Peace Facility, the European Parliament, in its resolution of 8 June 2022 on ‘The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine’, called to urgently launch a discussion with a view to establishing another off-budget financial facility which would address the entire life-cycle of military capabilities at EU level from collaborative R&D and joint procurement, to joint maintenance, training and security of supply.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In the current defence market context, marked by an increased security threat and the realistic perspective of a high intensity conflict, Member States are rapidly increasing their defence budgets and aiming at similar purchases. This results in an amount of demand which exceeds European Defence Technological and Industrial Base manufacturing capacities, currently tailored for peace time. The lack of coordination and cooperation regarding procurement risks contributing to rising prices, which could have the effect that increasing national defence budgets would not lead to stronger military capabilities.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Underlines the importance of security of supply arrangements for the development of long-term planning and cooperation, and for the functioning of the European defence equipment market. The European Council, already in 2013, called on the Commission to develop a roadmap for a comprehensive EU-wide security of supply regime which has, unfortunately, never been presented.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Short Term Instrument should offset the complexity and risks associated with such joint actions while allowing economies of scale in the actions undertaken by Member States to reinforce and, inter alia, modernise the European Technological and Industrial Base, increasing thereby the Union’s capacity resilience and security of supply. Incentivizing common procurement would also result into diminished costs in terms of exploitation, maintenance and withdrawal of the systems.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Grants under the Instrument may take the form of financing not linked to cost based on the achievement of results by reference to work packages, milestones or targets of the common procurement process, in order to create the necessary incentive effect provided that the Union does not co-finance the defence product itself which would be non-compliant with the Instrument’s legal base and primary law.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Where the Union grant takes the form of financing not linked to costs, the Commission should determine in the work programme the funding conditions for each action, in particular (a) a description of action involving cooperation for common procurement with a view to addressing the most urgent and critical capacity needs, (b) the milestones for the implementation of the action, (c) the rough order of magnitude expected from the common procurement and (d) the maximum Union contribution available.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment sets eight criteria to govern Member State’s arms export decisions.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 b (new)
Recital 27 b (new)
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes the European Defence Industry Reinforcementan instrument to strengthen the Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) through common Pprocurement Act (the ‘Instrument’).
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the competitiveness and efficiency of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) for a more resilient Union, in particular by speeding up, in a collaborative manner, the adjustment of industry to structural changes, including ramp-up of its manufacturing capacities and the opening of the supply chains to companies of all sizes and located throughout the Union;
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be used to co- finance defence products.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The EU funding shall incentivize the cooperation between Member States to fulfil the objectives referred to in Article 3. The financial contribution shall be set up taking into consideration the collaborative nature of the common procurement plus an appropriate amount to create the incentive effect necessary to induce cooperation without co-financing the defence products.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Requirements for common procurement of defence product subject to a restriction by a third country 1. The requirements for the defence product subject to a restriction by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity shall not apply, when the following conditions are all met: (a) Common procurement procedures and contracts refer to urgent and critical defence products that are needed to replenish stocks that have been reduced as a result of the response to the Russian military aggression against Ukraine; and (b) the capacity of the EDTIB to fill the most urgent and critical gaps in the stocks of the Member States is not sufficient or is not able to provide the defence products in an adequate timeframe; and (c) Member States or associated countries participating in the common procurement have carefully assessed the feasibility of replacing the components that cause the restriction by an alternative restriction- free component of EU origin; and (d) the procured products were in use prior to 24 February 2022 within the armed forces of all the Member States participating in the common procurement.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing delegated act, adopt the work programme referred to in paragraph 1. The implementingdelegated act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14 paragraph 3a.
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The work programme shall set out: (a) the minimum financial size of the joint procurement actions and determine; (b) the indicative amount of financial support for actions carried out by the minimum number of Member States as referred to in point c) of Article 7 paragraph 1 as well as; (c) incentives for procurement of higher value and inclusion of additional Member States or associated countries; (d) the funding priorities in line with the needs referred to in Article 3 paragraph 2; (e) a description of actions involving cooperation for common procurement; (f) the estimated value of the common procurement; (g) the procedure for evaluation and selection of the proposals.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The work programme shall set out the funding priorities in line with the needs referred to in Article 3 paragraph 2overall amount of Union contribution for each funding priority and a precise description of the milestones needed to measure progress in implementing the respective action or results as well as the associated amounts for disbursement.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The report shall build on consultations of Member States and key stakeholders and shall, in particular, assess the progress made towards the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3 and be based on a set of key performance indicators that the Commission must adopt by delegated act, no later than 3 months after the entry into force of this Regulation .
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)