Activities of Philippe JUVIN related to 2016/2052(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Defence Union (A8-0316/2016 - Urmas Paet) FR
Amendments (5)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that, with the emergence of new threats, Member States have to commit to providing appropriate resources and investing more in military capabilities in order to guarantee the security of European citizens;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the internal market instruments offer solutions for effective cooperation among Member States and for building on economies of scale, in order to avoid duplications and make expenditure more efficient in times of budget constraints and in view of the imminent risks of the EU defence sector losing critical expertise and innovation, autonomy and competitiveness advantages; is concerned at the steady decline of defence research funding across the Member States and the lack of strong European demand for armaments;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to provide a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the duplication that exists today at national level in defence in different areas, such as armaments and equipment programmes, national standards and requirements, auxiliary installations, training sites and training; stresses the importance of creating economies of scale in order to remedy the existing deficiencies in terms of capacity;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that stimulating technological developments in Europe is vital in order to satisfy the upcoming needs of European armed forces, as is fostering a more integrated internal market through the development of joint cooperative programmes, under which the Joint Research Centre could aggregate dual-use technology efforts across the EU, and particularly in the light of the significant capacity deficiencies in relation to drones and satellite observation;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the importance of intensifying the synergies between security and defence and the synergies with other Union policies, and of building on integrated capabilities in order to develop common approaches in the areas of, for example, hybrid threats, terrorism, arms and people trafficking, external border security, illegal immigration, common intelligence, cybersecurity and customs controls; calls on the Member States and the European institutions to examine and address the shortcomings of the existing counter-terrorism tools;