Activities of Markéta GREGOROVÁ related to 2022/2079(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Critical technologies for security and defence: state of play and future challenges
Amendments (12)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the EU’s defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities and unnecessary annual financial losses of between 25 to 100 Billion for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level that includes R&D, common procurement, maintenance, training and security of supply chains; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further and strive towards a de facto military union supported by a strongly articulated and efficient common market for defence equipment, followed by a review of the Tre; reiteraties for more EU competences on critical technologies for defence, innovits call for pooling parts of nation in al defence, and security and defence affair budgets;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines the urgent need to establish a truly European defence equipment market, inter alia by consolidating industrial capacities, reducing industrial overcapacities, duplication and fragmentation and at the same time adapting the industrial basis, in particular its supply-chains, skilled work force to the new security environment in Europe which demands to rapidly ramp up production capacities;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Underlines the need to also build an effective European defence equipment market via rule-setting, standardisation, and certification; calls on the Commission to present proposals for technical norms for military interoperability and instruments that would help to standardise military technology and guarantee interoperability;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Reminds the Commission’s DG DEFIS of 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; recalls that 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; urges the Commission to present such a roadmap without further delay;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Urges the establishment of an effective EU-level arms exports policy which guarantees that EU Member States fully comply with the legally binding eight criteria on arms exports, that their national exports do not fuel regional tensions or undermine the security of other Member States, allies, partners and of the Union as a whole while fully supporting legitimate security and defence needs of allies and partner countries especially those whose territorial integrity is violated and which exercise their right to self-defence as enshrined in the UN Charter;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the relevant EU bodies to consolidate EU cooperative frameworks for developing cutting-edge military capabilities and for EU-level instruments, policies, norms, rules, standards including via EU legislation to coordinate Member States’ strategies for critical technologies and to reduce dependencies;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a more pragmatic and business-oriented approach to military research in order to provide incentives for innovation in military technology, including by reducing or removing barriers to entry into the defence market; further calls for increased support for European companies in emerging technologies to ensure they remain competitive in international markets by relaxducing the rules on compliance documentation andbureaucratic burden by providing tax incentives and stimulating investments on par with industrial subsidy plans envisioned and implemented by the leading global economies;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of skills for innovation, research and development (R&D), and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies particularly in the fields of material science, energy production, semi- conductors, nano-technology, quantum computation, aviation and bio medical science; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to establish and fund defence innovation hubs;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its support for the Observatory of Critical Technologies; calls for it to be further developed and for its analysis capabilities, including on reducing strategic dependencies, to be enhanced; calls on the Commission to implement a project to continuously map the need for critical materials, evaluate the EU’s strategic dependencies, monitor supply and demand and changes in the behaviour or strategy of competitors, and engage in foresight exercises to predict new needs in critical materials; considers that these efforts should be made jointly with our strategic partners in NATO and included in a Trade and Technology Council (TTC) working group in order to coordinate diplomatic efforts to secure supplies and ensure alternative sources; notes the central position of the semiconductor industry in the area of defence and is concerned about extra-territorial export control attempts against European semiconductor companies; recommends the use of the European Blocking Statue and the upcoming European Anti- Coercion instrument to mitigate such efforts;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to work on a plan and investment scheme to update critical infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants, electricity grids and telecommunications infrastructure (undersea cables), for the digital age, including by adapting it to AI- assisted drone supervision and maintenance; subsequently calls for the elaboration of an EU R&D and manufacturing strategy for advanced drones;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Notes the deteriorating state of multilateral export control regimes and their decreasing ability to enforce and regulate the flow and dissemination of critical technology; calls on Member States to activate the full potential of the European Dual Use regulation and enforce the export control of critical technology;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Is concerned about the rapid progress in the fields of gene-editing and bioengineering and their destabilising impact on the future production and proliferation of biological weapons of mass destruction;