Activities of Ioan Mircea PAŞCU related to 2018/0254(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Establishing the European Defence Fund (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Following an integrated approach and in order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Fund should be established. The Fund should aim at enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy, the improvement of Member States' defence capabilities and the promotion of the Union's security and defence interests as agreed in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy by supporting the cross border cooperation between Member States and between enterprises, research centres, national administrations, international organisations and universities, in the research phase and in the development phase of defence products and technologies. To achieve more innovative solutions and an open internal market, the Fund should support the cross- border participation of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps) and promote their inclusion in cross- border defence supply chains.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Horizontal financial rules adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the basis of Article 322 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply to this Regulation. These rules are laid down in the Financial Regulation and determine in particular the procedure for establishing and implementing the budget through grants, procurement, prizes, indirect implementation, and provide for checks on the responsibility of financial actors. Rules adopted on the basis of Article 322 TFEU also concern the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, as the respect for the rule of law is an essential precondition for sound financial management and effective EU funding.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Fund is to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the European defence industry, by supporting collaborative actions and cross-border cooperation between legal entities throughout the Union, including SMEs and mid-caps as well as fostering the better exploitation of the industrial potential of innovation, research and technological development, at each stage of the industrial life cycle, thus contributing to the Union strategic autonomy. The Fund should also contribute to the Union's security and defence interests as agreed in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, to the freedom of action of the Union and, to its autonomy, in particular instrategic, technological and industrial termautonomy, as well as to the development and improvement of Member States' defence capabilities.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) support collaborative development projects of defence products and technologies consistent with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, and particularly in the context of the Capability Development Plan, the Permanent Structured Cooperation and the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, thus contributing to greater efficiency of defence spending within the Union, achieving greater economies of scale, reducing the risk of unnecessary duplication and as such reducing the fragmentation of defence products and technologies throughout the Union. Ultimately, the Fund will lead to greater interoperability between Member States' capabilities and to Union strategic autonomy.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues, from the point of view of human safety, health and security, freedom, privacy, integrity and dignity and submit them to an ethics assessment. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out by the Commission with the support of independent experts on defence ethics. The Commission shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possible.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. All infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used in actions financed under the Fund shall be located on the territory of the Union or associated countries. Furthermore, when performing an eligible action, beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall cooperate only with legal entities established in the Union or in an associated country and not controlled by non-associated third countries or non- associated third country entities.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Grants may be awarded without a call for proposals to legal entities identified in the work programme, under duly- justified and exceptional circumstances, in accordance with Article [195(e)] of the Financial Regulation.