3 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2011/2177(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that, in the current budgetary context, the principle of European preference in the procurement of defence equipment can be seen as a form of European solidarity, particularly with regard to certain types of defence equipment, in respect of which it is important to retain strategic independence and operational sovereignty, and in cases where there is no established or proven reciprocity of access to the markets of third countries;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Notes that there is as yet no European-level legal definition of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB); considers that EDTIB membership criteria ought to be established; stresses in this regard the importance of a criterion for the technological added value generated by the fact of consultants’ offices being located within EU Member States;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61a. Points out that the EU Satellite Centre, operating with a modest budget, has demonstrated its efficiency and added value throughout a variety of security and defence operations; recalls the growing demand for satellite imagery, including in the wake of the recent events in Northern Africa; calls on the Member States to provide the Centre with a more important budget, and, given in particular its civil- military uses, takes the view that it should be funded from the EU budget;