Activities of Łukasz KOHUT related to 2022/2079(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Critical technologies for security and defence: state of play and future challenges
Amendments (11)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a strong and a technologically advanced and competitive defence sector is crucial for Europe’s security and prosperity;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that Europe urgently needs to invest robustly in its defence and security technologies, with well planned joint coordination, procurement, and investment in research and development, including cybersecurity;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas a steady and stustainable supply of critical raw materials, technologies and components is vital for Europe’s defence sector;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas research and innovation involving academia, private enterprise including SMEs and the public sector has the potential to accelerate the development of Europe’s cutting-edge technologies;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the urgent need, highlighted in the roadmap, to identify technologies critical for EU security and defence; stresses that the proposal for a coordinated EU-wide strategic approach on critical technologies for security and defence to be taken from the outset is the right way forward;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the worsening of the security situation in Europe after Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine demands a stronger and better coordinated effort by the European Union and its Member States to invest injointly invest and procure critical security and defence technologies; is concerned that the growing global demand for conventional weapon systems in the context of the war in Ukraine may have a negative effect on investments in the development of new technologies;
Amendment 70 #
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 Commission to further coordinate, promote and facilitate cooperation between the Member States in order to address the existing technology gaps;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the constant need for close coordination with 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 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the crucial 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 act as catalysts and accelerators to strongly encourage all the Member States to, especially focusing on those having external EU border, to effectively coordinate their capability development programmes;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned about the insufficient level of financing for defencesecurity and defence research and development from the EU funds; recalls the fact that the European Defence Fund budget was cut by approximately 40 % relative to the Commission’s proposal for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027; calls on the Commission to exploredevelop further existing funding schemes and alternatives to significantly increase the funding for critical technologies for security and defence under the current MFF;
Amendment 137 #
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 joint public procurement, and the use of environmentally sustainable technology solutions; calls on the Commission to explore 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;