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21 Amendments of Francesca DONATO related to 2022/2079(INI)

Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas a strong and a technologically competitivthe defence sector is crucialimportant for Europe’s security and prosperity;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that Europe needs to invest robustly in its defence and security technologies;deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas a steady and stable supply of critical raw materials, technologies and components is vital for Europe’s defenceeach sector;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas cutting-edge technologies, and in particular fast-evolving digital technologies, are ever more important factors in sustaining and strengtheningfor Europe’s defence industries;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the fragmentation of Europe’s defence sector and the European defence market leads to inefficient use of economic resources and reduced defence capabilities;deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas some critical technologies which could be available for use in the defence sector originate in the civilian sector and could qualify for dual use if obstacles were removed;deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission’s roadmap for critical technologies for security and defence; emphasises the need for greater involvement of the European Union in coordinating and facilitating the development of security- and defence- relatedindustrial technology; underlines that the EU’s global technological competitiveness is highly dependent on innovation and the ability to deploy new technologies rapidly;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. RecognisAcknowledges the 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;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
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 in 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;deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomesTakes note of 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 and facilitate cooperation between the Member States in order to address the existing technology gaps;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the there is a risk of dependency for the supply of critical materials and of overstretched supply chains that may affect the EU’s capability to stay competitive in the field of critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the Commission to take the lead with a special research programme on new materials for critical technologies so as to minimise the EU’s dependency on third countries;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the creation of an EU defence innovation scheme and the ongoing work with various tools relating to defence and new and dual-use technologies in order to help innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises overcome high technological, administrative, regulatory and market entry hurdles; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States, as the end users, to fully utilise cross- border innovation networks;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges the 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;deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned about the lack of investment in new, disruptive technologies in the defence industry; calls on the Commission to establish the necessary cooperative tools and measures to encourage the defence industry to invest more in technological innovation in critical technologies for security and defence, in addition to producing existing weapon systems;deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the 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 encourage the Member States to coordinate their capability development programmes;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that EU financed and co-financed innovation and development in critical and disruptive defence technologies should lead to a higher degree of interoperability and common procurement of defence equipment by Member States once the technologies developed have reached an appropriate technological readiness level; asks that the appropriate technological readiness level be defined by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States;deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the need for close cooperation between the various stakeholders such as academia and the public and private sectors in order to utilise best practices in security and defence technologies; calls on the Commission to examine the potential of using ‘multiple helix’ models for innovationevery sector;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned about the insufficient level of financing for defence 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 explore existing funding schemes and alternatives to increase the funding for critical technologies for security and defence under the current MFF;deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the need for better dual use of existing civilian technologies, as well as dual-use innovation in the field of critical technologies for security and defence; sStresses the need for better knowledge sharing networks for existing and new technologies so as to enable potential end users and investors to make better use of technologies already on the market or invest in high-potential emerging technologies;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages innovation based on increased resource efficiency, development of new materials, promotion of secondary raw materials and more sustainable 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;
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights that Russia’s war against Ukraine has repeatedly demonstrated the effectiveness of disruptive technologies that often come at relatively low cost while having a powerful impact on the battlefield against large weapon systems and formations; calls on the Commission to conduct a study on the lessons identified from the war in Ukraine with regard to critical technologies for security and defence;deleted
2022/12/08
Committee: ITRE