8 Amendments of Teresa RIERA MADURELL related to 2011/2177(INI)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recognises that, regardless of the above, maintaining an adequate manufacturing and technological base and ensuring security of supply are fundamental national defence matters which should not be governed solely by financial objectives;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that security research needs to be maintained as an independent theme in the next Framework Programme and calls for a substantial increase in the funds allocated to it; calls for an expansion of the scope of the ‘Security’ theme to support the full range of dual-use technologies; maintains that, while taking due account of any relevant defence-related requirements in the programmes and projects, the theme should keep its civilian focus;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Points out that, just as the results of civilian research often have defence applications, the spin-offs from defence research frequently benefit the whole of society; recalls in particular the examples of the internet and GPS; given the above, takes the view that, in addition to the ‘Security’ theme, the establishment of a new ‘Defence’ theme in the Framework Programme should be envisaged, in order to stimulate European collaborative research and help bring together dispersed national funds;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses, however, that no resources must be transferred from civilian research and that the new theme must be funded entirely from additional resources allocated to the Framework Programme; recommends that the theme be managed by the Commission and the EDA; nNotes that any EU-funded defence research activity should first of all follow the objective of the development of EU crisis management capabilities and focus on research with dual applications;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Points out the provision of Article 185 TFEU allowing an EU contribution to existing research and development programmes undertaken by a group of Member States; takes the view that EU co- financing based on this article should be usedbelieves that the possibility could be explored of using this article to speed up the development of capabilities needed for CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls the need to progress in the consolidation of the European defence technological and industrial base, as, in the face of increasing sophistication of technologies, growing international competition, and decreasing defence budgets, in no EU Member State can the defence industry any longer be sustainable on a strictly national basis; deploresraws attention to the fact that, while a certain level of concentration has been achieved in the European aerospace industries, the land and naval equipment sectors are still overwhelmingly fragmented along national lineEuropean-level concentration remains weak in the land and naval equipment sectors;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Encourages the EDA, whose task is to act as a catalyst to harmonise the diverse viewpoints of the Member States and promote agreements between them, to further develop a common European view on key industrial capabilities that have to be preserved or developed in Europe; as part of this effort, invites the Agency to analyse dependencies on non-European technologies and sources of supply; as part of this effort, invites the Agency to analyse dependencies on non-European technologies and sources of supply;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Urges the Member States to avoid rigid work-share agreements in joint armaments programmes, noting the adverse effects of the principle of ‘juste retour’ in terms of inefficient work distribution, leading to slower implementation and higher costs; calls for the ‘juste retour’ principle to be replaced with a much more flexible concept of ‘global balance’, which allows effective EU-wide competition for the selection of contractors, provided that a minimum balance is achieved in order to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises can compete on an equal footing with large enterprises; welcomes the fact that ‘global balance’ is used in the EDA’s joint investment programme on force protection, and calls on the Agency to implement this concept over the whole spectrum of its activities, with the final aim of complying with the level playing field within the European defence equipment market and taking account of the interests of small and medium enterprises;