Activities of Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV related to 2011/2177(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector in the EU Member States
Amendments (4)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the ongoing fiscal consolidation across the EU may lead to substantial programme cuts, shrinkages or delays for almost all Member States, which could adversely affect the entire European defence industry;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the European defence industry is characterised by varying national policies, which could further aggravate the adverse effects on the industry; stresses therefore that the competitiveness and resilience of the defence industry need to be increased to minimise the adverse effect, through coordination of national defence policies, to minimise the adverse effects created by the financial crisis;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the absence of a common defence industrial policy has led to a deeper fragmentation of the defence market in terms of demand, regulations, standards and supply; recognises that a common defence industrial policy makes sense economically, but also threatens to undermine the sovereignty of the individual state; believes therefore that European defence industrial policy should promote multidimensional cooperation for the benefit of the EU, outlining the main industrial objectives, mapping the comparative advantages and strategic industrial sectors and emphasising the role of the EDA and NATO bodies in supporting cooperation among Member States; further recognizes the need of the Defence Industrial Headline Goal 2030 in coordinating defence policies of Member States;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the directives on procurement and transfers, which aim to increase competition and facilitate the circulation of defence-related products; encourages, based on pooling and sharing initiatives, greater consolidation of demand through joint R&T projects or through bundling demand for shared capabilities taking into account the concerns of the defence industry and recognizing that it is not always economically efficient or feasible for the defence industries of each Member State to act entirely on their own; notes that on the supply side, less competitive companies that cannot implement an export-led growth strategy should pursue portfolio diversification, although some degree of supply consolidation is unavoidable.