Activities of Anna BONFRISCO related to 2022/0219(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European defence industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act
Amendments (9)
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The EU Heads of State or Government, meeting in Versailles on 11 March, committed to “bolster European defence capabilities” in light of the Russian military aggression against Ukraine. They agreed to increase defence expenditures, step up cooperation through joint projects, and common procurement of defence capabilities, close shortfalls, boost innovation and strengthen and develop the EU defence industry, pursuing a strategic course of action to increase the capacity of the Union to act autonomously in the field of defence, in complementarity with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The unjustified invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on 24 February 2022 and the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine has made it clear that it is critical to act now to address the existing shortfalls It has led to the return of high-intensity warfare and territorial conflict in Europe, requiring a significant increase in the capacity of Member States to fill the most urgent and critical gaps, especially those exacerbated by the transfer of defence products to Ukraine. Russia's military aggression against Ukraine has dramatically underlined the need to adapt the European defence industrial and technological base (EDTIB) to structural changes and to strengthen cooperation between Member States in the framework of procurement in the field of defence.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The new European defence doctrine enshrined in the Strategic Compass is the EU Member States’ compelling response to the asymmetric assault on democracy and the rule of law. Therefore, the Member States need to be able to protect their citizens, interests, principles and values at EU level. The Union has the duty to facilitate and incentivise realistic opportunities for joint procurement in the defence sector, moving forward towards a more integrated, effective and capable EU that serves as a peace and security provider worldwide.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) It would be short-sighted not to consider Russia an adversary that poses transnational, hybrid and asymmetric threats to the EU Member States in the broader Middle East and North Africa regions, the Sahel and West Africa. Security deterioration trends that affect those regions pose unprecedented challenges to the EU’s borders and interests; the grim reality is that multiple geopolitical shocks are affecting all the world regions and fronts that are of strategic interest to the EU, NATO allies and like-minded partners, and these shocks both predate and are now concomitant with Russia’s attack on the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In the light of the above challenges and the related structural changes in the EU Defence industry, it appears necessary to speed up the adjustment of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, enhance its competitiveness and efficiency, tackle disruptions to European defence critical supply chains, and thereby contribute to strengthening and reforming Member States’ defence industrial capabilities. Addressing industrial shortfalls should include promptly tacklsecuring the most urgent gaps.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA), in combination with PESCO, the EDTIB strategy, CARD and the EDF, will encourage the European defence industry and community to become more efficient and competitive. Joint procurement means that the Member States are better equipped to supply the demand, support industrial synergies and invest more in research, enabling a mix of the European spirit and tools designed to achieve strategic autonomy in collaboration with NATO.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘common procurement’ means a cooperative procurement jointly conducted by at least threfive Member States;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘procurement agent’ means a contracting authority established in a Member State or an associated country designated by at least threfive Member States to conduct a common procurement on their behalf, including Union bodies or international organisations;
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The objectives shall be pursued with an emphasis on strengthening and developing the UnioEuropean dDefence iTechnological and Industrial bBase (EDTIB), to allow it to address in particular the most urgent and critical defence products needs, especially those revealed or exacerbated by the response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine, taking into account the work of the Defence Joint Procurement Task Force and the Joint Communication JOIN(2022) 24 final of the Commission and the High Representative/Head of the European Defence Agency of 18 May 2022 on the Defence Investment Gap Analysis and Way Forward.