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7 Amendments of Philippe JUVIN related to 2017/2029(INI)

Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the industrial landscape of defence in Europe is characterised by overcapacities, duplications and fragmentation, which consequently encourages expansive export policiesacts as a brake on the competitiveness of the defence industry;
2017/06/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the defence industry is of considerable economic importance in Europe, with an overall turnover of EUR 100 billion per annum, and provides employment, directly and indirectly, for 1.4 million workers in Europe;
2017/06/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the European Parliament resolution of 25 February 2016 on the humanitarian situation in Yemen called on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission to launch an initiative to impose an EU arms embargo on Saudi Arabia;deleted
2017/06/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses, however, that military technology is being exported to non- eligible destinations and end users; is is alarmed at arms races and at the fact that military approaches to solve political conflict and turmoil are increasingly prioritised over diplomatic and other non- violent approaches, such as conflict prevention;
2017/06/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that according to the Annual Reports, criterion 4 was invoked 57 times for denials in 2014 and 85 times in 2015; deplores the fact that military technology exported by the Member States is being used in the conflict in Yemen; urges the Member States to comply with the Common Position in a consistent manner on the basis of a thorough long- term risk assessment;
2017/06/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that according to the Annual Reports, criterion 7 was invoked 117 times for denials in 2014 and 149 times in 2015; expresses its concern, inter alia, over the alleged diversions of exports of SALW from European countries to Syria, Iraq, Yemen and elsewhere; points to the urgent need to base assessments of the risk of diversion on more than just an acceptance of commitments made by a recipient state in an end-user certificate; highlights the need for effective mechanisms of post- shipment controls to ensure that arms are not being re-exported to unauthorised end users; highlights the potential role that the EEAS could play in supporting Member States’ efforts in this area;
2017/06/12
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that according to Article 8(2) of the Common Position, all Member States are obliged to report on their arms exports, and calls on all Member States to comply with their obligations; regrets that the number of Member States making full submissions to the EU Annual Report via disaggregated data on licences and actual exports was 21 for the 17th Annual Report and only 20 for the 18th; regrets the fact that the three main arms-exporting Member States, France, Germany and the UK, have not made full submissions;
2017/06/12
Committee: AFET