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39 Amendments of Assita KANKO related to 2020/2256(INI)

Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
— having regard ENISA’s the year interview from January 2019 to April 2020,
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas raising the level of cyber security within the EU is a necessary corollary to the success of Europe’s digital ambitions and to keep pace with the growing sophistication and threat of cyberattacks, ransomware and malware;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the world pandemic COVID-19, the world is rapidly changing and the EU Cyber Defense Policy Framework must be updated;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the studies published by NATO’s Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence outlines the increasingly capable social media bots, A- I created fake images video and weapons platforms Russia uses;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas hybrid warfare tactics have increased in the last decades; whereas the EU must define a clear position towards this evolving threat;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
J b. whereas international terrorist organizations have increased their expertise in and use of cyber warfare;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the new EU Cybersecurity Strategy announced by the Commission and the High Representative on 16th December 2020; calls on the EU to fully work and cooperate with Member states to prevent cyber-attacks and to establish a cyber defence;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes the new “European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre” adopted by the Council in April 2021, and encourages seamless cooperation with its network of national coordination centres;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Supports the creation of an EU External Cyber Capacity Building Agenda that will increase cyber capacity-building efforts to third countries;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase of cyber insecurity demonstrated that international agreements are necessary; Suggest that the European Union could take the role and promote the creation of international agreements with third countries regarding the data’s protection rights;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that the Commission and Member states should cooperate with the European Agencies as for example, the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO), the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation(EUROPOL), European Defence Agency (EDA), European Space Agency (ESA);
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Considers that the Commission and Member states should have a further cooperation with Europol as it faces cyber-security threats; considering that Europol set out the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) in 2013 to protect EU citizens and to strengthen the law enforcement response to cybercrime in the EU;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that cyber-attacks have increased throughout the EU in the last year during the COVID-19 pandemic and that such attacks are increasingly sophisticated among both state and non- state actors; calls for the European Commission and Member states to take further actions in the cyber-defence capabilities;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Highlights that in the recent years, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has been cyber attacked; underlines that other Member states have also witnessed cyber-attacks in the recent years;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Notes that there is an external growth cyber-attacks, where China, North Korea and Russia have been the actors;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Welcomes the new Quantum Technologies Flagship; notes that the Union must do further action regarding quantum computing as other countries are predominant on this concern;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Recognises that machine-learning systems can use sensor data, entire technical libraries and advanced models to accurately predict and prevent equipment failure and should thus be integrated into our procurement plans;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Recommends an audit be taken by the EU to better understand what European forces need, where the key shortfalls are found and the level of resource-waste caused by redundant fixed assets and duplication of effort;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Reminds that the European Union discussed in the International Summit held in June 2020 with China, about global challenges such as the raising issues in cybersecurity and disinformation;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Underlines that the European Union could take further action in the cyber security challenges and address new cyber defence capabilities if starts a cooperation with third countries or third partners;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Considers that Member States should consider isolating part of their 2%- 20% defence spending obligations to include a dedicated minimum expenditure towards research and development within their defence budgets;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Strongly encourages the foundation of an Advisory Group for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to the EDA to advise EU on how to keep pace with technological change; A key objective for these efforts should be to encourage the development of an AI- focused agenda for R&D within Member States;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14 d. Recommends Member States and EU’s various defence agencies implement, as a matter of urgency, the prioritization of developments in new technologies, specifically AI, machine learning, military application of nano and bio-technologies and developing counter weights to the threats posed by CBRN weapons and new missile technologies;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14 e. Recommends the establishment of a Current Assets Framework be established that would purposively focus on the more efficient use of existing assets and capabilities;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 f (new)
14 f. Establish a Future Requirements Framework that identified the operational capabilities that Member States need and how best to obtain them by 2030;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 g (new)
14 g. Highlights the role AI can play in providing advanced training and pre- deployment unit-level preparation for EU or NATO-led forces during peacetime to ensure a rapid yet smooth transition into conducting operations;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 h (new)
14 h. Encourages developing a set of common EU AI capabilities matched to a Member State’s operating concepts to bridge technical gaps to ensure that Member States lacking the relevant technology–industry expertise or the ability to implement AI systems in their defence ministries are not left behind;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Notes the growing importance of space security and satellites, stresses the importance of the European Union Satellite Centre and requests the agency to analyse and provide a report regarding the safety and/or vulnerabilities of the EU and Member States satellites to space debris, cyber attack and direct missile attack;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Recognises that EU & NATO should coordinate on issue’s where China’s actions are contrary to Euro- Atlantic security interests; prioritization should be given to challenges in the cyber, hybrid, EDT, space, arms control, and non-proliferation areas;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Recognises that China’s acquisitions of intellectual property and technological advances by leading research centres are often used to propel its military aims and therefore the EU should work to develop a long-term strategy to counter China’s military-civil fusion (MCF) strategy in Europe;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. Calls on EDA to ensure that any efforts it takes to enhance Member States operational capabilities take place in close conjunction with NATO’s Defence Investment Division and the NATO support and Procurement Agency;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22 d. Urges EU-NATO cooperation in regulating 5G implementation to comply with strict national security standards that secures national and international information networks capable of encrypting communications;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)
22 e. Encourages further progress in the common set of proposals, particularly the ongoing interaction with the new EU Hybrid Fusion Cell and NATO’s Hybrid Analysis Cell in sharing situational awareness and analysis, tactical and operational cooperation between Operation Sea Guardian and EUNAVFOR MED Sophia and ongoing cooperation between EU’s Computer Emergency Response Team and the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Recognises the emerging threat of Hyper war and the unique requirements this will place on defence architectures and the need for a high-tech industrial base if the EU and NATO are to preserve an adequate deterrence and defence posture or simply maintain a comparative advantage against adversarial actors;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Stresses concern regarding the 2018 Russian Ministry of Defence’s ten- point plan to place AI at the core of Russian military modernization, driven by AI consortia across government, industry and academia; Recognises that this is bolstered by the creation of a Fund for Analytical Algorithms combined with a state system for training and educating AI specialists;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Stresses the concern posed by Russia’s harmonisation of highly disruptive propaganda and kinetic operations while committing to investments in military-relevant AI;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23 d. Recognises the synergy between old and new military technologies that will be utilized for hyper war such as combining aircraft,ships, submarines and tanks with intelligent drone swarms or hypersonic stand-off munitions;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23 e. Urges EDA, CDP, CARD and NDPP to utilize autonomous software to assist with maintenance, logistics management, and targeting of offensive and defensive systems to ensure that a CSDP force is successfully integrated with autonomous, unmanned ground, air and sea vehicles to provide a standardised, and ever increasing, level of operational competence and consistency of execution;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 230 #
23 f. Urges the EU’s PESCO and promotion of pooling and sharing, as well as NATO’s Smart Defence, Connected Forces Initiative and Defence Investment Pledge be reinforced by an EU-NATO Capability Action Plan that seeks to better forge synergies, harmonization and efficiencies into the relationship between suppliers and end-users;
2021/04/28
Committee: AFET