Activities of Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF related to 2011/2177(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector (debate)
Common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's DG Internal Market and Services Guidance Note on Offsets in relation to Directive 2009/81/EC on the award of contracts in the fields of defence and security,
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Notes that offsets, whether civil or military, direct or indirect, and irrespective of their legal connection with the procurement contract, contravene the basic principles of the TFEU, because they are discriminatory by nature and impede the free movement of goods and services;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Stresses that offset practices that may accompany defence procurement not covered under Directive 2009/81/EC, for which the exemption under Article 346 TFEU has been applied, should be consistent with the principles of transparency and non-discrimination and must not caurequirements can only be justified if they are necessary for the protection of essential security interests, that economic interests are not sufficient, and that whether offset risks of corruption or disrupt the functioning of the European defence equipment marketequirements are necessary for essential security reasons according to Article 346 TFEU must be assessed on a case by case basis;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Calls on the Member States to make the EDA Code of Conduct on Offsets more ambitious and to work towards the phasing-out of offsets; notes, however, that offset practices may in certain cases help domestic industries become more efficient and contribute to the development of the European defence industrial base; asks the EDA and the Commission to work together in order to foster the integration of smaller Member States' industries into the European defence technological and industrial base by other means than offsets;