2022/2079(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

— having regard to the European Defence Fund 2021-2027, with its ~~substantial~~dedicated budget for emerging disruptive technologies,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas a strong and a technologically competitive defence ~~sector~~industry is crucial for Europe’s security and ~~prosperity~~defence capabilities;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the ~~need for closer~~significant potential of cooperation between the Member States, and in particular their state-owned military industries, on capability development to boost innovation in critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the relevant EU bodies to act as catalysts and accelerators to encourage the Member States to coordinate their capability development programmes and calls on the Commission and Member States to consider an EU mechanism to pool national resources for R&;D in defence and security with a sound involvement of the European Parliament in the implementation;

Amendment 101 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the need for closer cooperation between ~~the~~ Member States on defining capability development programs and plans to boost innovation in critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the relevant EU bodies to act as catalysts and accelerators to encourage ~~the~~ Member States to coordinate their capability development programmes and procurement activities, in order to enhance the necessary interoperability between different Member States' armed forces;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the need for closer cooperation between the Member States on capability development to boost innovation in critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the relevant EU bodies to prioritize joint projects for EU financed und co-financed innovation in critical technology for security and defence and to act as catalysts and accelerators to encourage the Member States to coordinate their capability development programmes;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the need for closer cooperation between the Member States on capability development to boost innovation in critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the relevant EU bodies to act as catalysts and accelerators to encourage the Member States to coordinate their capability development programmIs concerned that ever-increasing public funding for the defence sector could fuel the global arms race and contribute to the development of controversial arms and technologies;.

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the crucial need for closer cooperation between the Member States on capability development to boost innovation in critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the relevant EU bodies to act as catalysts and accelerators to strongly encourage all the Member States to, especially focusing on those having external EU border, to effectively coordinate their capability development programmes;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses the need for closer cooperation between the Member States ~~on capability development to boost innovation in critical technologies for security and defence~~; calls on the relevant EU bodies to act as catalysts and accelerators to encourage the Member States to coordinate their capability development programmes;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Stresses the need for~~Highlights the added value of closer cooperation between the Member States on capability development to boost innovation in critical technologies for security and defence; ~~calls on~~underlines the relevan~~t EU bodies to act as catalysts and accelerators to encourage the Member States to coordinate their capability development programmes~~ce of a bigger compatibility between Member States' capability development programmes and calls on the relevant EU bodies to assist in this endeavour;

Amendment 107 #

9 a. Calls on Commission to support and encourage Member states to make use of European common capability development programmes to the greatest extent possible, in order to ensure the technological maturity, excellence and competitiveness of weapon systems;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

~~B. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that Europe needs to invest robustly in its defence and security technologies;~~deleted

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that EU financed and co-financed innovation and development in critical and disruptive defence technologies should ~~lead~~be strictly conditional to a higher degree of interoperability and common procurement of defence equipment by Member States once the technologies developed have reached an appropriate technological readiness level; stresses that it is equally important not to duplicate existing projects via the European level and underlines the importance to add an additional criterion that obliges EU- funded initiatives to reduce existing duplications in a significant manner; asks that the appropriate technological readiness level be defined by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that EU financed and co-financed innovation and development in critical and disruptive defence technologies should lead to a higher degree of interoperability and common procurement of defence equipment by Member States once the technologies developed have reached an appropriate technological readiness level; highlights the need to bring the various European research and innovation programmes more closely into line in order to foster the development of critical technologies in Europe, while bearing in mind the possibility of making dual use of existing ones; asks that the appropriate technological readiness level be defined by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that EU financed and co-financed innovation and development in critical and disruptive defence technologies should lead to a higher degree of interoperability and common procurement of defence equipment by Member States once the technologies developed have reached an appropriate technological readiness level; to this end it would be necessary to ensure greater harmonization and synergies between the various European research and innovation programmes; asks that the appropriate technological readiness level be defined by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that EU financed and co-financed innovation and development in critical and disruptive defence technologies should lead to a higher degree of interoperability and common procurement of defence equipment by Member States once the technologies developed have reached an appropriate technological readiness level; asks that the appropriate technological readiness level be defined by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States, in line with the modern security environment and modern battlefield demands;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Notes the efforts taken by the Commission to support joint procurement of security and defence technologies by Member States, such as the proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA);

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights the need for close public-led cooperation ~~between the~~involving various stakeholders such as workers, trade unions, academia and the public and private sectors in order to utilise best practices in ~~security and defence~~critical technologies; calls on the Commission to e~~xamine the potential of using ‘multiple helix’ models for innovation~~nsure that any funding of new products or technologies results in proportionate public ownership of intellectual property rights for the Union or for the Member States involved;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights the need for close cooperation between the various stakeholders such as academia and the public and private sectors in order to utilise best practices in ~~security and defence technologies; calls on the Commission to examine the potential of using ‘multiple helix’ models for innovation~~every sector;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights the need for close cooperation between the various stakeholders such as academia and the public and private sectors in order to utilise best practices in security and defence technologies; ~~calls on the Commission to examine the potential of using ‘multiple helix’ models for innovation;~~

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is concerned about the insufficient level of financing for defence from the EU funds; recalls the fact that the European Defence Fund budget was cut by approximately 40 % relative to the Commission’s proposal for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027; calls on the Commission to explore exDeplores the historic low collaboration rate of Member States on defence investment which is of 8% for 2021; stresses the fact that neither the current, nor a revised MFF will be able to provide sufficient financial resources to boost defence collaboration at EU level at an appropriate level as the current security situation demands a quantum leap; urges the Member States to consider pooling considerable parts of their risting ~~funding schemes and alternati~~national defence budgets at EU levesl to ~~increase the funding for critical technologies for security and defence under the current MFF~~jointly replenish depleted ammunition stocks and to jointly purchase weapon systems, including the most complex and expensive ones such as fighter jets, warships, and main battle tanks;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas ~~Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that Europe needs to invest robustly in its defence and security technologie~~in 2020, European Defence Agency Member States' total defence expenditure already reached 198 billion euros, which is more than China's defence budget that year and three times that of Russia; whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has triggered another important increase in Member States' defence and security spending, including the German government's decision to create a 100-billion euro special fund for its army, potentially putting Germany in the third position worldwide in terms of defence expenditure; whereas such increases in defence spending and subsidies to the arms industry inevitably come to the detriment of social, health and climate investments;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is concerned about the insufficient level of financing for defence and security from the EU funds; recalls the fact that the European Defence Fund budget was cut by approximately 40 % relative to the Commission’s proposal for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027 and that, within Horizon Europe, Cluster 3: civil security for society has the least amount of resources; calls on the Commission to explore existing funding schemes and alternatives to increase the funding for critical technologies for security and defence under the current MFF, taking into account actual needs in terms of industrial investment;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is concerned about the insufficient level of financing for defence from the EU funds; recalls the fact that the European Defence Fund budget was cut by approximately 40 % relative to the Commission’s proposal for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027Recalls that the European Defence Fund budget of 8 billion euros means an increase in the funding for military R&D by a massive 1250% from one budgetary cycle to another ; is concerned about this level of financing for defence from the EU funds, which diverts an increasing share of the Union's budget from other priorities, such as healthcare, education and other social needs; calls on the Commission to explore ~~existing funding~~ schemes and alternatives to ~~increase th~~rationalize funding for critical technologies for security and defence under the current MFF, thus allowing the EU to increase its investment in health and climate research;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is concerned about the insufficient level of financing for defence and other priorities from the EU funds; recalls the fact that the European Defence Fund budget was cut by approximately 40 % relative to the Commission’s proposal for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027; calls on the Commission to explore existing funding schemes and alternatives to increase the funding for critical technologies for security and defence under the current MFF and to prevent any future reallocation of appropriations among different programmes stemming from overall inadequate level of resources in the EU budget;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is concerned about the insufficient level of financing for defence from the EU funds; re~~call~~grets the fact that the European Defence Fund budget was cut by approximately 40 % relative to the Commission’s proposal for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027 due to the lack of realistic assessment of the global security situation by EU institutions; calls on the Commission to explore existing funding schemes and alternatives to increase the funding for critical technologies for security and defence under the current MFF;

Amendment 124 #

Amendment 125 #

Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 126 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is concerned about the insufficient level of financing for ~~defence~~security and defence research and development from the EU funds; recalls the fact that the European Defence Fund budget was cut by approximately 40 % relative to the Commission’s proposal for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027; calls on the Commission to ~~explore~~develop further existing funding schemes and alternatives to significantly increase the funding for critical technologies for security and defence under the current MFF;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. (new point) Emphasises that the access to finance for the security and defence industry must not be restricted by EU regulation; notes that this could lead to a migration of investments away from the security and defence sector; refers to the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence that stated that initiatives on sustainable finance remain consistent with the European Union efforts to facilitate the European defence industry’s sufficient access to private finance and investment

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Emphasises the need for better dual use of existing civilian technologies, as well as dual-use innovation in the field of critical technologies for security and defence; s~~Stresses the need for better knowledge sharing networks for existing and new technologies so as to enable potential end users and investors to make better use of technologies already on the market or invest in high-potential emerging technologies;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the need for better dual use of existing civilian technologies, as well as dual-use innovation in the field of critical technologies for security and defence and the corresponding potential of furthering synergies between EU programmes; stresses the need for better knowledge sharing networks for existing and new technologies so as to enable potential end users and investors to make better use of technologies already on the market or invest in high-potential emerging technologies;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that Europe needs to invest ~~robustly~~ in its defence and security technologies; in an efficient and collaborative manner; whereas Member States have set a 35% target for collaborative defence investments but have shown little and even decreasing political will to meet this target with only 11% in 2020 and a historic low of 8% in 2021;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the need ~~for better~~to strictly regulate and limit dual use of existing civilian technologies, as well as dual-use innovation in the field of critical technologies for security and defence; stresses the need for better knowledge sharing networks for existing and new technologies so as to enable potential end users and investors to make better use of technologies already on the market or invest in high-potential emerging technologieswarns against the militarization of civilian research, development and innovation programmes such as Horizon Europe;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the need for better dual use of existing civilian technologies and for cross-fertilization between civilian and military technologies, as well as dual-use innovation in the field of critical technologies for security and defence; stresses the need for better knowledge sharing networks for existing and new technologies so as to enable potential end users and investors to make better use of technologies already on the market or invest in high-potential emerging technologies;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises the need for better dual use of existing civilian technologies, ~~as well as~~ dual- use innovation in the field of critical technologies for security and defence and closer alignment between civil and military applications; stresses the need for better knowledge sharing networks for existing and new technologies so as to enable potential end users and investors to make better use of technologies already on the market or invest in high-potential emerging technologies;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Encourages innovation based on increased resource efficiency, development of new materials, promotion of secondary raw materials and more sustainable public procurement, and the use of environmentally sustainable technology solutions; calls on the Commission to explore the way forward on sustainable security and defence technologies and how the EU’s security and defence industries and the EU’s resilience could benefit; in line with the EU’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap and its resolution of 7 June 2022 on the very same topic, in particular reducing the dependence of EU’s security and defence to fossil fuels, and the vulnerability to climate change and corresponding need of adaptation to it;

Amendment 134 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Encourages innovation based on increased resource efficiency, development of new materials, promotion of secondary raw materials and more sustainable joint public procurement, and the use of environmentally sustainable technology solutions; calls on the Commission to explore the way forward on sustainable security and defence technologies and how the EU’s security and defence industries and the EU’s resilience could benefit;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Encourages innovation based on increased resource efficiency, development of new materials, promotion of secondary raw materials and ~~more sustainable~~green public procurement, and the use of environmentally sustainable technology solutions; calls on the Commission to explore the way forward on sustainable security and defence technologies and how the EU’s security and defence industries and the EU’s resilience could benefit;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Underlines the need to increase investments in ‘green’ defence, in particular by dedicating a higher share of military and dual-technology innovation (equipment, energy, etc.) R&D funded from the EU budget to carbon-neutral fuels and propulsion systems for military aircraft, ships and other vehicles, in particular as regards future major weapons systems (e.g. the future combat air system (FCAS) and the European main battle tank (EMBT)) and others which are developed within the frameworks provided by the EU;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that Europe needs to invest robustly in its defence and security technologies; whereas some Member States have been engaged in supporting Ukraine much more than the others, both in financial and military terms;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Highlights that Russia’s war against Ukraine has repeatedly demonstrated the effectiveness of disruptive technologies that often come at relatively low cost while having a powerful impact on the battlefield against large weapon systems and military units;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Calls on DG DEFIS, the Member States, the EEAS and the EDA to adopt an approach incorporating energy, carbon and environmental footprint by design when implementing relevant EU funds; welcomes the fact that the EDF contributes to the integration of climate actions into EU policies; recalls that the research and development actions can be directed at solutions to improve efficiency, reduce the carbon footprint and achieve sustainable best practices; welcomes the relevant investment of EUR 133 million provided for in the first annual work programme, but notes that this represents only 11 % of the overall annual EDF budget;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 143 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Martin HOJSÍK, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Highlights that Russia’s war against Ukraine has repeatedly demonstrated the effectiveness of disruptive technologies ~~that often come at relatively low cost while having a powerful impact on the battlefield against large weapon systems and formations~~; calls on the Commission to conduct a study on the lessons identified from the war in Ukraine with regard to critical technologies for security and defence;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Highlights that Russia’s war against Ukraine has repeatedly demonstrated the effectiveness of disruptive technologies that often come at relatively low cost while having a powerful impact on the battlefield against large weapon systems and formations; calls on the Commission to conduct a study on the lessons identified from the war in Ukraine with regard to critical technologies for security and defenceCalls on the Commission to conduct a study on the lessons identified from the war in Ukraine with regard to critical technologies for security and defence; stresses the need for an open- minded approach in the technological assessment and highlights the gravity of drawing right conclusions from the biggest war in Europe since World War II;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that Europe urgently needs to invest robustly in its defence and security technologies, with well planned joint coordination, procurement, and investment in research and development, including cybersecurity;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that Europe needs to invest robustly in its defence and security technologies including ammunition production on a scale reflecting the needs of the modern battlefield;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown that European states needs to invest robustly in ~~its~~their defence and security technologies, and increase the compatibility of their efforts if appropriate;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. Whereas there is an urgent need to establish a truly European defence equipment market, inter alia by consolidating industrial capacities, reducing industrial overcapacities, duplication and fragmentation and at the same time adapting the industrial basis, in particular its supply chains and skilled workforce, to the new security environment in Europe which demands to rapidly ramp up production capacities;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas a steady and stustainable supply of critical raw materials, technologies and components is vital for Europe’s defence sector;

Amendment 2 #

Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9

— having regard to the European Defence Fund 2021-2027, with its ~~substantial budget~~budget earmarked for emerging disruptive technologies,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas a steady and stable supply of critical raw materials, technologies and components is vital for ~~Europe’s defence~~each sector;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas a ~~steady and st~~reliable supply of critical ~~raw materials,~~ technologies and components is ~~vital~~necessary for Europe’s defence sector;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas cutting-edge technologies, and in particular fast-evolving digital technologies, ~~are ever more important factors in sustaining and stre~~can play a role in strengthening security, but also in fighting climate change and advancing public health; whereas funding research and development of disruptive security and defence technologies, such as fully or partially autonomous weapons, risks further fueling the~~ning Europe’s defence industrie~~ arms race by pushing potential opponents towards greater automation of their weapons systems, which could ultimately lead to the introduction of killer robots;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas cutting-edge technologies~~, and in particular fast-evolving digital technologies,~~ are ever more important factors ~~in sustaining and strengthening~~for Europe’s ~~defence~~ industries;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas cutting-edge technologies and corresponding human capital, and in particular fast-evolving digital technologies and skills, are ever more important factors in sustaining and strengthening Europe’s security and defence industries;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the defence sector structures vary from one Member States to another;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

~~E. whereas the fragmentation of Europe’s defence sector and the European defence market leads to inefficient use of economic resources and reduced defence capabilities;~~deleted

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas at the end of 2019, the European Union had 178 types of weapons, against just 30 in the United States; whereas this fragmentation of Europe’s defence sector and the European defence market leads to inefficient use of economic resources ~~and reduced~~, excess defence spending and duplication of defence capabilities;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the ~~fragment~~duplication of ~~Europe’s defence sector and~~efforts should be avoided; whereas the variety of products available on the European defence market ~~leads to inefficient use of economic resources and reduced defence capabilitie~~allows Member States to adequately satisfy their needs, and it also contributes to economic competitiveness as well as higher quality of products;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the current fragmentation of and duplication in Europe’s defence sector and ~~the European defence~~ market leads to inefficient use of economic resources and reduced defence capabilities and amounts to collective losses of EUR 25 to 100 Billion according to the Commission;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

— having regard to the Commission’s staff working document of 10 November 2022 entitled ‘First progress report on the implementation the Action Plan on synergies between civil, defence and space industries’ (SWD(2022)362),

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas the European Defence Fund (EDF 2021–2027) has a budget of €8 billion for military research and development; whereas under its two precursor programmes, the Preparatory Action for Defence Research (PADR 2017–2019) and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP 2019–2020), almost €600 million of European public money was granted to highly lucrative private companies producing and exporting arms and military technologies, as well as private research centres;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

~~F. whereas some critical technologies which could be available for use in the defence sector originate in the civilian sector and could qualify for dual use if obstacles were removed;~~deleted

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~some critical~~civilian technologies ~~which could be available for use in the defence sector originate in the civilian sector~~should serve civilian purposes; whereas the use of critical technologies by the defence sector should be strictly limited to territorial defence purposes, in line with international law, and cshould ~~qualify for dual use if obstacles were removed~~be overseen by public authorities, ethics experts, workers and trade unions;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas some critical technologies which could be available for use in the defence sector originate in the civilian sector and ~~could qualify for dual use if obstacles were remov~~reciprocally, and boundary between defence and civilian applications is increasingly blurred;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas EU funding of research and innovation activities should comply with stringent ethical principles and relevant national, Union and international legislation, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its Supplementary Protocols, the precautionary principle, and international humanitarian law, rules and initiatives relating to ethical raw materials and supply chains, and anti-corruption and anti-money laundering rules and initiatives;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas open research and innovation involving academia, private enterprise and the public sector has the potential to accelerate the development of Europe’s cutting-edge technologies which have the potential to address market fragmentation provided that interoperability is ensured;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas public-led research and innovation involving academia, ~~private enterprise and the public sector~~trade unions and workers has the potential to accelerate the development of Europe’s cutting-edge technologies; whereas data silos due to monopolistic intellectual property rights regimes have weakened innovation;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas research and innovation involving academia, private enterprise including start-ups and SMEs, and the public sector has the potential to accelerate the development of Europe’s cutting-edge technologies;

Amendment 38 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas research and innovation involving academia, private enterprise including SMEs and the public sector has the potential to accelerate the development of Europe’s cutting-edge technologies;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. (Recital H) whereas the need for structured support for innovation and technological progress should not oversee that innovation essentially comes about through competition and the spirit of research and not through bureaucratic planning;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

— having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2022 on the EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. Whereas participating Member States of the European Defence Agency have dedicated more than EUR 25 Billion for R&D in defence over 2017-2020, of which only a small portion has been spent collaboratively;

Amendment 41 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

G b. Whereas deepening defence cooperation among Member States at Union level should go hand in hand with the strengthening of parliamentary oversight and control by both the European Parliament and national parliaments;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

G b. (Recital I) whereas increased involvement of SME enhances the competitiveness in the security and defence sector;

Amendment 43 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

G c. (Recital J) whereas access to finance for the security and defence industry must not be restricted through EU regulations;

Amendment 44 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Martin HOJSÍK, Christophe GRUDLER, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)

G d. (Recital K) whereas data sharing is key to analysing strategic gaps and realizing the potential for technological progress, while the protection of intellectual property and sensitive business data must be guaranteed;

Amendment 45 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital G e (new)

G e. (Recital L) whereas the cooperation with strategic partners outside the European Union, especially the NATO allies but also the associated and likeminded partners in the world is key for enhancing innovation and technological progress;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s roadmap for critical technologies for security and defence; emphasises the need for greater involvement of the European Union in coordinating and facilitating the development of security- and defence- related technology compatible with the Green Deal goals; underlines that the EU’s global technological competitiveness is highly dependent on innovation and the ability to deploy new technologies rapidly;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s roadmap for critical technologies for security and defence; emphasises the need for greater involvement of the European Union in coordinating and facilitating the development of security- and defence- related technology; underlines that the EU’s global technological competitiveness is highly dependent on R&D, innovation and the ability to transfer and deploy new technologies rapidly;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s roadmap for critical technologies for security and defence; emphasises the need for greater involvement of the European Union in coordinating and facilitating the development of security- and defence- related technology; underlines that the EU’s global technological competitiveness is highly dependent on innovation and the ability to deploy new technologies and train people rapidly;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcome~~Rejects the Commission’s roadmap for critical technologies for security and defence; emphasises the ~~need~~potential for greater involvement of the European Union in coordinating and facilitating the development of ~~security- and defence- related~~critical technology; underlines that the EU’s global technological ~~competitiveness~~advancement is highly dependent on public-led innovation and the ability to deploy new technologies safely and rapidly;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~a strong and a technologically competitive defence sector is crucial for Europe’s security and prosperity~~security is a comprehensive concept, including economic, environmental and human dimensions, and cannot be attained principally or solely through military means; whereas massive financial and political support for the European defence sector serves primarily the profits and interests of the arms industry and will not increase security but rather amplify armed conflicts;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission’s roadmap for critical technologies for security and defence; emphasises the need for greater involvement of the European Union in ~~coordinat~~encouraging and facilitating the development of security- and defence- related technology; underlines that the EU’s global technological competitiveness is highly dependent on innovation and the ability to deploy new technologies rapidly;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the Commission’s roadmap for critical technologies for security and defence; emphasises the need for greater involvement of the European Union in coordinating and facilitating the development of ~~security- and defence- related~~industrial technology; underlines that the EU’s global technological competitiveness is highly dependent on innovation and the ability to deploy new technologies rapidly;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises the need, highlighted in the roadmap, to identify technologies critical for EU security and defence; stresses that the proposal for a coordinated EU-wide strategic approach on critical technologies for security and defence to be taken from the outset is the right way forward; underlines the relation between security and defence challenges on one side, and climate change and environmental degradation on the other; understands that stability of Europe and of international order will be affected if future strategies and roadmaps of the Union do not respect planetary boundaries;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Recognis~~Acknowledges the need, highlighted in the roadmap, to identify technologies critical for EU security and defence; ~~stresses that the proposal for a coordinated EU-wide strategic approach on critical technologies for security and defence to be taken from the outset is the right way forward;~~

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises the need, highlighted in the roadmap, to identify technologies critical for EU security and defence, while maintaining the necessary flexibility for the development and application of ground-breaking and disruptive technologies; stresses that the proposal for a coordinated EU-wide strategic approach on critical technologies for security and defence to be taken from the outset is the right way forward;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises the need, highlighted in the roadmap, to identify technologies critical for EU security and defence; stresses that the proposal for a coordinated EU-wide strategic approach on critical technologies for security and defence to be taken from the outset is the right way forwardDeplores the EU's increasing intention to invest in military hardware and advanced technologies, rather than in building or maintaining peace; recalls that according to Article 41.2 of the Treaty on European Union, expenditure arising from operations having military or defence implications shall not be charged to the Union budget;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises the need, highlighted in the roadmap, to identify technologies critical for EU security and defence; ~~stresses that~~welcomes the proposal for a ~~coordinated~~n EU-wide strategic approach on critical technologies for security and defence ~~to be taken from the outset is the right way forward~~;

Amendment 57 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recognises the urgent need, highlighted in the roadmap, to identify technologies critical for EU security and defence; stresses that the proposal for a coordinated EU-wide strategic approach on critical technologies for security and defence to be taken from the outset is the right way forward;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. (Point 3) Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to overcome the current devision between civil, defence and security research, development and innovation (RD&I); calls on the Commission to better connect civil, defence and security EU programmes and instruments with the relevant stakeholders in particular in the field of innovation; calls for better targeted investment in common research and development;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that the worsening of the security situation in Europe after Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine demands a stronger and better coordinated effort by the European Union and its Member States to invest in critical security and defence technologies; is concerned that the growing global demand for conventional weapon systems in the context of the war in Ukraine may have a negative effect on investments in the development of new technologies;deleted

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas a strong, sustainable and a technologically competitive defence sector is crucial for Europe’s security and prosperity and for the support to its allies and friends;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that the combined social and climate emergencies, as well as the worsening of the security situation in Europe after Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, demands a ~~stronger and~~ better coordinated effort by the European Union and its Member States to invest in critical security and defence technologies; is concerned that the growing global demand for conventional weapon systems in the context of the war in Ukraine may have a negative effect on investments in the development of new technologieeradicate and prevent the root causes of current and future conflicts by investing in diplomatic, political and civilian approaches involving multilateral fora, thus achieveing greater collective security and an overall reduction of costs for defence; is concerned that the growing global demand for conventional weapon systems in the context of the war in Ukraine may lead to a new global arms race, which would have a negative effect on collective security and on investments in the development of new technologies needed to combat climate change and public health threats;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that the worsening of the security situation in Europe after Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine demands a stronger and better coordinated effort by the European Union and its Member States to invest in critical security and defence technologies, including ammunition production; is concerned that the growing global demand for conventional weapon systems in the context of the war in Ukraine may have a negative effect on investments in the development of new technologies; calls in this regard for a comprehensive roadmap on the development of new technologies and on the broadening of the scope of investment in security and defence;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that the worsening of the security situation in Europe after Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine demands a stronger and better coordinated effort by the European Union and its Member States to invest in critical security and defence technologies~~; is concerned that the growing global demand for conventional weapon systems in the context of the war in Ukraine may have a negative effect on investments in the development of new technologies~~ and to establish a truly European defence equipment market;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that the worsening of the security situation in Europe after Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine demands a stronger and better coordinated effort by the European Union and its Member States to ~~invest in~~jointly invest and procure critical security and defence technologies; is concerned that the growing global demand for conventional weapon systems in the context of the war in Ukraine may have a negative effect on investments in the development of new technologies;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Is of the opinion that more attention shall be given to the strategic needs of those Member States who are the most impacted by the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, including in terms of financial and military support supplied;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission’s setting up an observatory of critical technologies; calls on the Commission to fully integrate the findings of the observatory in its classified report to Member States on critical technologies and risks associated with strategic dependencies affecting security, space and defence; stresses the need for the Commission to further coordinate and facilitate cooperation between and resource pooling of the Member States in order to address the existing and future technology gaps; calls on the Commission to keep the European Parliament duly informed of the main outputs of this observatory; calls on the Commission to assess the opportunity of extending the scope of the Observatory to energy and mobility related industries;

Amendment 66 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission’s setting up an observatory of critical technologies; urges the Commission to involve the industry in the identification of critical technologies and critical dependencies and to clearly define the mechanisms governing its participation; calls on the Commission to fully integrate the findings of the observatory in its classified report to Member States on critical technologies and risks associated with strategic dependencies affecting security, space and defence; stresses the need for the Commission to further coordinate and facilitate cooperation between the Member States in order to address the existing technology gaps;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Commission’s setting up an observatory of critical technologies; calls on the Commission to fully integrate the findings of the observatory in its classified report to Member States on critical technologies and risks associated with strategic dependencies affecting security, space and defence; ~~stresses the need for the Commission~~emphasises that at all times the protection of intellectual property and sensitive business data must be guaranteed; stresses the need for the Commission in cooperation with the European Defence Agency to further coordinate and facilitate cooperation between the Member States in order to address the existing technology gaps;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the Commission’s setting up an observatory of critical technologies; calls on the Commission to fully integrate the findings of the observatory in its classified report to Member States on critical technologies and risks associated with strategic dependencies affecting security, space and defence; ~~stresses the need for the Commission to further coordinate and facilitate cooperation between the Member States in order to address the existing technology gaps;~~

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Commission’s setting up an observatory of critical technologies; calls on the Commission to fully integrate the findings of the observatory in its classified report to Member States on critical technologies and risks associated with strategic dependencies affecting security, space and defence; stresses the need for the Commission to further coordinate and facilitate cooperation between the Member States in order to address the existing technology gaps, reduce duplication and rationalize spending;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~a strong and a technologically competitiv~~the defence sector is ~~crucial~~important for Europe’s security ~~and prosperity~~;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the there is a risk of dependency for the supply of critical materials and of overstretched supply chains that may affect the EU’s capability to stay competitive in the field of critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the Commission to take the lead with a special research programme on new materials for critical technologies so as to minimise the EU’s dependency on third countries;deleted

Amendment 73 #

Martin HOJSÍK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicola BEER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the there is a risk of dependency for the supply of critical materials and of overstretched supply chains that may affect the EU’s capability to stay competitive in the field of critical technologies for security and defence, in a context of increasing global economic interdependence, a certain degree of dependency for the supply of critical materials is inevitable; takes the view that sourcing of critical raw materials, technologies and components from third countries in the field of critical technologies should be based on fair trade, equal partnerships and co- operation for mutual benefit; calls on the Commission to take the lead with a special research programme on new materials for critical technologies so as to minimise the EU’s dependency on ~~third countrie~~polluting industries for raw materials;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the there is a risk of dependency for the supply of critical materials and of overstretched supply chains that may affect the EU’s capability to stay competitive in the field of critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the Commission to take the lead with a special research programme on how to promote circularity and on new materials for critical technologies so as to minimise the EU’s dependency on third countries;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the there is a risk of dependency for the supply of critical materials and of overstretched supply chains that may affect the EU’s capability to stay competitive ~~in the field of critical technologies for security and defence~~; calls on the Commission to take the lead with a special research programme on new materials for critical technologies so as to minimise the EU’s dependency on third countries;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the there is a risk of dependency for the supply of critical materials and of overstretched supply chains that may affect the EU’s capability to stay competitive in the field of critical technologies for security and defence; calls on the Commission to take the lead, while involving the industry, with a special research programme on new materials for critical technologies so as to minimise the EU’s dependency on third countries;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the there is a risk of dependency for the supply of critical materials and of overstretched supply chains that may affect the EU’s capability to stay competitive in the field of critical technologies for security and defence; ~~calls on the Commission to take the lead with a special~~stresses the need for a research programme on new materials for critical technologies so as to minimise the EU’s dependency on third countries;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes the danger of overdependence on non-European raw materials and calls to strengthen the efforts to avoid it;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the creation of an EU defence innovation scheme (EUDIS) and the ongoing work with various tools relating to defence and new and dual-use technologies in order to help innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises overcome high technological, administrative, regulatory and market entry hurdles; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States, as the end users, to fully utilise cross-border innovation networks; calls on the Commission to duly consider the specific sensitivity of security and defence and the expected role and origin of private capital when setting up initiative under the EUDIS;

Amendment 8 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas a strong and a technologically advanced and competitive defence sector is crucial for Europe’s security and prosperity;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the creation of an EU defence innovation scheme and the ongoing work with various tools relating to defence and new and dual-use technologies in order to help innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises overcome high technological, administrative, regulatory and market entry hurdles; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States, as the end users, to fully utilise cross-border innovation networks; calls on the Commission to closely work together with the Hub on European Defence Innovation (HEDI) established in the European Defence Agency;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the creation of an EU defence innovation scheme ~~and the ongoing work with various tools relating to defence and new and dual-use technologies~~ in order to help innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises overcome high technological, administrative, regulatory and market entry hurdles; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States, as the end users, to ~~fully utilis~~integrate cross-border innovation networks in their defence technology supply chains; underlines that these initiatives must aim at improving military capabilities and ensuring European technological non-dependence;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the creation of an EU ~~defence~~ innovation scheme ~~and the ongoing work with various tools relating to defence and new and dual-use technologies~~ in order to help innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises overcome high technological, administrative, regulatory and market entry hurdles; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States, as the end users, to fully utilise cross- border innovation networks;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Welcome~~Rejects the creation of an EU defence innovation scheme and the ongoing work with various tools relating to defence and new and dual-use technologies in order to help innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises overcome high technological, administrative, regulatory and market entry hurdles; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States, as the end users, to fully utilise cross-border innovation networks; regrets the excessive influence of industrial lobby groups on EU policy; notes in this regard that nine of the 16 representatives in the Group of Personalities on Defence Research, set up by the European Commission (EC) in 2015, were affiliated with arms companies, arms research institutes and an arms industry lobby organisation;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the creation of an EU defence innovation scheme and the ongoing work with various tools relating to defence and new and dual-use technologies in order to help innovative start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises overcome high technological, administrative, financial, regulatory and market entry hurdles; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States, as the end users, to fully utilise cross- border innovation networks;

Amendment 85 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls for a ban on autonomous weapons systems, regardless of their degree of automation, to be enshrined in international law through the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) or a newly drafted instrument; calls on the Commission to ensure that the Union does not finance research and development activities related to such weapons;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. (new point) Calls on the Commission to examine EU procurement directives with regard to barriers for start-ups and small businesses especially in the area of innovation with particular risks of project non-success and to encourage Member States to avoid such barriers in their implementation;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 88 #

Dominique RIQUET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Acknowledges the need for close coordination with like-minded partners such as the United States and NATO; welcomes the commitment by the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to exploring EU-US cooperation in the context of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council; welcomes the Commission’s and the VP/HR’s commitment to exploring mutually agreed and beneficial interactions between the EU’s and NATO’s initiatives focused on new technologies; stresses, however, the need for the EU to build its strategic autonomy by prioritising investment in European technologies;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Acknowledges the need for close coordination with like-minded partners such as the United States and NATO; welcomes the commitment by the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to exploring EU-US cooperation in the context of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council; welcomes the Commission’s and the VP/HR’s commitment to exploring mutually agreed and beneficial interactions between the EU’s and NATO’s initiatives focused on new technologiesooperation with a variety of partners; calls on the Commission and the VP/HR to explore mutually agreed and beneficial interactions between the EU’s and third countries' initiatives focused on new technologies, in particular in the context of cooperative security, disarmament, crisis management, public health and the fight against climate change;

Amendment 9 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas a strong and a technologically competitive defence sector is crucial for Europe’s security and, therefore, prosperity;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Acknowledges the need for close coordination with associated and like- minded partners such as the United States and NATO; welcomes the commitment by the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to exploring EU-US cooperation in the context of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council; welcomes the Commission’s and the VP/HR’s commitment to exploring mutually agreed and beneficial interactions between the EU’s and NATO’s initiatives focused on new technologies;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Acknowledges the constant need for close coordination with like-minded partners such as the United States and NATO; welcomes the commitment by the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to exploring EU-US cooperation in the context of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council; welcomes the Commission’s and the VP/HR’s commitment to exploring mutually agreed and beneficial interactions between the EU’s and NATO’s initiatives focused on new technologies;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Acknowledges the need for~~Stresses the importance of close coordination with like-minded partners such as the United States and NATO; welcomes the commitment by the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to exploring EU-US cooperation in the context of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council; welcomes the Commission’s and the VP/HR’s commitment to exploring mutually agreed and beneficial interactions between the EU’s and NATO’s initiatives focused on new technologies;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is concerned about the lack of investment in new, disruptive technologies in the defence industry; calls on the Commission to establish the necessary cooperative tools and measures to encourage the defence industry to invest more in technological innovation in critical technologies for security and defence, in addition to producing existing weapon systems, in full compliance with and following the development of international law and the EU legislative framework, which prohibits the development of lethal autonomous weapons without meaningful human control over selection and engagement decisions when carrying out strikes against humans;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is concerned about the ~~lack~~duplication of investments in ~~new, disruptive technologies in the defence industr~~defence technologies; takes the view that investment in the defence industry should not take precedence over responding to social needs and the climate emergency; calls on the Commission to establish the necessary cooperative tools and measures to encourage the defence industry to rationalize invest ~~more~~ment in technological innovation in critical technologies for security and defence~~, in addition to producing existing weapon system~~ and to convert excess weapon production capacities guaranteeing quality jobs;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is concerned about the lack of investment in new, disruptive technologies in the defence and security industry; calls on the Commission to clarify strategic guidelines and regulations to foster investment in the defence industry and establish the necessary cooperative tools and measures to encourage the defence and security industry to invest more in technological innovation in critical technologies for security and defence, in addition to producing existing weapon systems;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is concerned about the lack of investment in new, disruptive technologies in the defence industry; calls on the Commission to establish the necessary cooperative tools and measures to encourage the defence industry to take into account lessons learned from modern conflicts and to invest more in technological innovation in critical technologies for security and defence, in addition to producing existing weapon systems and associated ammunition;

Amendment 98 #

Nicola BEER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andreas GLÜCK, Christophe GRUDLER, Martin HOJSÍK, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is concerned ~~about the lack~~that despite the existence of the EDIDP and EDF regulations, there continues to be an inadequate level of investment in new, disruptive technologies in the defence industry; calls on the Commission to ~~establish the necessary cooperative tools and measures to encourage the defence industry~~make full use of existing instruments and to invest more in technological innovation in critical technologies for security and defence, in addition to producing existing weapon systems;

Amendment 99 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. (new point) Stresses the importance that SMEs and start-ups play in innovation and development and calls for specific programs and instruments to include them into the future implementation of the roadmap for critical technologies in security and defence;

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Amendment 1 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Underlines that the EU’s defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coo~~Notes that in the face of the significant increase of threats in an increasingly destabilised geopolitical order, the EU must act more strongly to reduce its critical dependencies from the rest of the world; considers that critical technologies should be considered as one of the European Security priorities; underlines that the EU’s defence sector suffers from strategic external dependencies that create vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and the European Defence Technological and industrial base (ETDIB); recalls the importance of the European Defence fund (EDF) and the Horizon programme as regard in~~ation and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level~~vestment on critical technologies, and calls for a revision of the MFF in order to increase its budget; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further and strive towards a de facto military union supported by a strongly articulated common market for defence equipment~~, followed by a review of the Treaties for more EU competences on critical technologies for defence, innovation in defence, and security and defence affairs~~; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level;

Amendment 10 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Underline~~Regrets that the EU’s defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further and strive towards a ~~de facto military u~~genuine European Defence Union supported by a strongly articulated common market for defence equipment, followed by a review of the Treaties for more EU competences on critical technologies ~~for defence,~~and innovation in ~~defence, and~~ security and defence affairs;

Amendment 100 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the Commission and Member States to strengthen cooperation ~~between~~among the European Union's Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS), the EDA’s defence innovation hub and NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) by supporting joint projects, joint research and joint investment in cutting-edge defence technologies.;

Amendment 101 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the Commission and Member States to strengthen cooperation between the ~~EDA’s d~~Hub for EU Defence iInnovation ~~hub~~(HEDI) and NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) by supporting joint projects, joint research and joint investment in cutting-edge defence technologies.;

Amendment 102 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. In view of the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the European Defence Fund budget, currently insufficient to meet the abovementioned EU's defence ambitions, future financial allocations should be based on the outcome of the defence investment gap analysis in order to serve the purposes of developing the most needed defence capabilities, foster cooperation in the defence sector, increase the competitiveness of the EDITB, and make better use of taxpayers's money;

Amendment 103 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Notes the deteriorating state of multilateral export control regimes and their decreasing ability to enforce and regulate the flow and dissemination of critical technology; calls on Member States to activate the full potential of the European Dual Use regulation and enforce the export control of critical technology;

Amendment 104 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Points to the EU’s global approach on research and innovation and encourages enhanced strategic partnerships with like-minded partners such as the US, Canada, Australia, Japan or South Korea;

Amendment 105 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11 b. Expresses concern about the ownership of critical infrastructure inside the EU by strategic competitors, such as China, and calls for a more stricter investments screening of foreign direct investments which must be in line with the threats and challenges identified in the Strategic Compass;

Amendment 106 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11 b. Is concerned about the rapid progress in the fields of gene-editing and bioengineering and their destabilising impact on the future production and proliferation of biological weapons of mass destruction;

Amendment 107 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11 c. Strongly welcomes the progress reached via the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council (TTC) since 2021 and reconfirms that the EU-US partnership is the best way forward to ensure our common security as well as economic prosperity;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Deplores the advance of a militarist agenda in the European Union and the sharp rise in allocation of European public money to militarist projects above social projects in the 2021– 27 Multi-annual Financial Framework wherin funding for law enforcement, border control, military research and development and operations now stands at €43.9bn, 31 times higher than the €1.4bn funding allocation for rights, values and justice; recalls that according to Article 41.2 of the TEU, the operating expenditure arising from actions having military or defence implications must not be charged to the Union budget;

Amendment 12 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Underlines the urgent need to establish a truly European defence equipment market, inter alia by consolidating industrial capacities, reducing industrial overcapacities, duplication and fragmentation and at the same time adapting the industrial basis, in particular its supply-chains, skilled work force to the new security environment in Europe which demands to rapidly ramp up production capacities;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to make full use of common procurement and common R&D projects, particularly within the framework of the European Defence Agency, as a tool for exploiting synergies in the EU defence sector and providing the necessary competitiveness and technological edge in arms and equipment production;

Amendment 14 #

Peter van DALEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls that NATO remains the primary framework for defence cooperation and urges the Member States to work towards meeting its 2% norm for defence spending;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Underlines the need to also build an effective European defence equipment market via rule-setting, standardisation, and certification; calls on the Commission to present proposals for technical norms for military interoperability and instruments that would help to standardise military technology and guarantee interoperability;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Reminds the Commission’s DG DEFIS of the importance of security of supply arrangements for the development of long-term planning and cooperation, and for the functioning of the European defence equipment market; recalls that the European Council, already in 2013, called on the Commission to develop a roadmap for a comprehensive EU-wide security of supply regime which has, unfortunately never been presented; urges the Commission to present such a roadmap without further delay;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1 d. Urges the establishment of an effective EU-level arms exports policy which guarantees that EU Member States fully comply with the legally binding eight criteria on arms exports, that their national exports do not fuel regional tensions or undermine the security of other Member States, allies, partners and of the Union as a whole while fully supporting legitimate security and defence needs of allies and partner countries especially those whose territorial integrity is violated and which exercise their right to self-defence as enshrined in the UN Charter;

Amendment 18 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the relevant EU bodies to consolidate EU cooperative frameworks for developing cutting-edge military capabilities and for EU-level legislation to coordinate Member States’ strategies for critical technologies and to reduce dependencies; underlines, in this regard, the need to collaboratively invest in the research and development of emerging and disruptive technologies;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the relevant EU bodies to consolidate EU cooperative frameworks for developing cutting-edge military capabilities and for EU-level legislation to ~~coordinate~~support Member State~~s’ strategies for~~ driven coordination strategies for procurement and development of critical technologies ~~and to~~that reduces dependencies with the aim of being completely self-reliant from non- democratic Allies or partners;

Amendment 2 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

1. ~~Underlin~~Notes that the EU’s defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further and strive towards a de facto military union supported by a strongly articulated common market for defence equipment, followed by a review of the Treaties for more EU; condemns the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA), which, in terms of its size, appears insufficiently ambitious to have a real impact on European rearmament potential, but which will further extend the Commission’s competence, including in the defence sector, which must remain the sovereign competences o~~n critical technologies for defence, innovation in defence, and security and defence affair~~f the Member States, as stipulated in the Treaties;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the relevant EU bodies to consolidate EU cooperative frameworks for developing cutting-edge military technologies, equipment and capabilities and for EU-level legislation to coordinate Member States’ strategies for critical technologies and to reduce dependencies, while maintaining a competitive internal and global market for the EU defence sector and companies;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the relevant EU bodies to consolidate EU cooperative frameworks for developing cutting-edge ~~military~~ capabilities in the transport, health, agriculture, environment and climate action sectors and for EU-level legislation to coordinate Member States’ strategies for critical technologies in these fields and to reduce dependencies;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the relevant EU bodies to consolidate EU cooperative frameworks for developing cutting-edge military capabilities and for EU-level legislation to coordinate Member States’ strategies for critical technologies and to reduce dependencies, thus supporting the achievement of a European strategic autonomy;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the relevant EU bodies to consolidate EU cooperative frameworks for developing cutting-edge military capabilities and for EU-level instruments, policies, norms, rules, standards including via EU legislation to coordinate Member States’ strategies for critical technologies and to reduce dependencies;

Amendment 24 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the relevant EU bodies to consolidate EU cooperative frameworks for developing cutting-edge military capabilities ~~and for EU-level legislation to coordinate Member States’ strategies~~ for critical technologies and to reduce dependencies in order to boost a more coordinated approach;

Amendment 25 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Regrets that the combined defence research and technology (R&T) spending of Member States in 2020 amounted to only 1.2 percent of their total defence spending, far below the 2 percent benchmark agreed within the framework of the European Defence Agency;

Amendment 26 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Calls on the Commission to assess the coherence and complementarity of existing EU programmes with a view to identifying support gaps and promoting synergies; calls for this assessment to be taken into account when preparing the next multiannual financial framework (MFF); calls, likewise, for increased funding opportunities for defence to be considered within the context of the upcoming MFF review;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the EU to agree on a common definition of what are “critical technologies”, and to agree on a list on main critical domains, as well as to decide on domains where EU action is a priority; calls on the EDA to include the notion of critical technologies in its annual CARD exercise; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to review all defence programmes and policy tools, check if they are still fit for purpose, ~~and~~ summarise findings and share them with all other Member States when possible and relevant; suggests that the European Defence Agency can provide light touch support and coordination suggestions, including a strategic assessment of the findings;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to review all defence programmes and policy tools, check if they are still fit for purpose, and summarise findings; calls for a thorough review of relevant defence initiative such as the Capability Development Plan (CDP) in order to update it in light of the provisions included in the EU Strategic Compass and the Gap Analysis elaborated by the European Defence Agency; suggests that the European Defence Agency can provide light touch support and coordination suggestions, including a strategic assessment of the findings;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. CRecalls onthat the Commission ~~to encourage Member States to review all defence programmes and policy tools, check if they are still fit for purpose, and summarise findings; suggests that the Europea~~has no authority to interfere with, control or correct the sovereign Ddefence ~~Agency can provide light touch support and coordination suggestions, including a strategic assessment of the finding~~policies of the Member States;

Amendment 3 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the EU’s defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion led by Member States in security and defence policies at Union level; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further ~~and strive towards a de facto military union~~by enhancing the commitment to EDIRPA and ensuring that replenishment of weaponry stockpiles and future defense acquisitions focus on technologically sophisticated capabilities that will maintain the qualitative edge of Member State defense capabilities supported by a strongly articulated common market for defence equipment, followed by a review of the Treaties ~~for more EU competence~~to determine how the EU can add value to Member State developments in the areas onf critical technologies for defence, innovation in defence, and security and defence affairs;

Amendment 30 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to review all defence programmes and policy tools, check if they are still fit for purpose, and summarise findings; ~~suggest~~considers that the European Defence Agency ~~can provide light touch~~(EDA) is well placed to ensure the coherence of innovation activities among European actors in the defence sector; calls, in this regard, for the strengthening of its role in providing support and coordination suggestions~~, includ~~ for Member States, following a strategic assessment of the findings;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to review all defence programmes and policy tools, check if they are still fit for purpose, and summarise findings; suggests that the European Defence Agency can provide light touch support and coordination suggestions, including a strategic assessment of the findings and present solutions to support common R&;D and procurement projects, especially with regard to ammunition;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to review all defence programmes and policy tools, check if they are still fit for purpose, and summarise findings; suggests that the European Defence Agency, in cooperation with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, can provide light touch support and coordination suggestions, including a strategic assessment of the findings;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States, in light of the fact that the greatest threat to life on earth is global warming, to review all defence programmes and policy tools, check if they are still fit for purpose, and ~~summarise findings; suggests that the European Defence Agency can provide light touch support and coordination suggestions, including a strategic assessment of th~~a logical use of funds and summarise findings;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to review ~~all~~ defence programmes and policy tools, ~~check if they are still~~ following CARD's approach with a specifitc fo~~r purpose, and summarise finding~~cus on critical technologies; suggests that the European Defence Agency can provide light touch support and coordination suggestions, including a strategic assessment of the findings;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to review all defence programmes and policy tools, check if they are still fit for purpose, and summarise findings; suggests that the European Defence Agency can provide ~~light touch~~ support and coordinat~~ion~~e suggestions, including a strategic assessment of the findings;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Welcomes that the EC’s roadmap recognises the important role of space and cyber as strategic ‘enablers’ for the security and defence sectors, and emphasis that as such they also play a fundamental role in the EU’s future Rapid Deployment Capacity (RDC);

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a more pragmatic and business-oriented approach to military research in order to provide incentives for innovation in military technology, including by reducing or removing barriers to entry into the defence market; facilitation of SME engagement should be prioritized in the procurement and acquisition process by means that aim to reduce complexities of bidding procedures, create preapproved lists of companies and assist SME growth via incubation and capital investment; further calls for increased support for European companies in emerging technologies to ensure they remain competitive in international markets by relaxing the rules on compliance documentation and by providing tax incentives and stimulating investments;

Amendment 38 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a more pragmatic a~~nd business-oriented approach to military research~~pproach to research in the areas of health, transport, agriculture, environment and climate action in order to provide incentives for innovation in ~~military~~ technology~~, including by reducing or removing barriers to entry into the defence market;~~ related to these fields, further calls for increased support for European companies in emerging technologies ~~to ensure they remain competitive in international markets by relaxing the rules on compliance documentation and by providing tax incentives and stimulating investment~~relevant to these areas;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a more pragmatic and business-oriented approach to military research in order to provide incentives for innovation in military technology, including by reducing or removing barriers to entry into the defence market, while preserving and enhancing the necessary levels of standardisation and interoperability; further calls for increased support for European companies in emerging technologies to ensure they remain competitive in international markets by relaxing the rules on compliance documentation and by providing tax incentives and stimulating investments;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the EU’s defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further and strive towards a de facto military union supported by a strongly articulated common market for defence equipment, followed by a review of the Treaties for because the EU contains a wide array of separate strategic cultures and competing defence industries and procurement systems specifically adapted to each of them; underlines that some EU Member States define themselves as neutral in some form and that as such the notion of more EU competences on critical technologies for defence, innovation in defence, and security and defence affairs is problematic and would be a highly undemocratic development within the EU;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a more pragmatic ~~and business-oriented~~ approach to military research in order to provide incentives for innovation in military technology, including by reducing or removing barriers to entry into the defence market; further calls for increased support for European companies in emerging technologies to ensure they remain competitive in international markets by re~~lax~~ducing the ~~rules on compliance documentation and~~bureaucratic burden by providing ~~tax~~ incentives and stimulating investments on par with industrial subsidy plans envisioned and implemented by the leading global economies;

Amendment 41 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a more pragmatic and ~~business-orient~~needs-based approach to military research in order to provide incentives for innovation in military technology, including by reducing or removing barriers to entry into the defence market; further calls for increased support for European companies in emerging technologies to ensure they remain competitive in international markets by ~~relaxing the rules on compliance documentation and by~~ providing ~~tax~~ incentives ~~and~~with a view to stimulating investments;

Amendment 42 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines the need to direct investments in ways which least distort competition on the Single Market and maintain fair, open and efficient competition in defence procurement; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure the full enforcement of the Procurement Directive in all Member States;

Amendment 43 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Stresses the need to ensure and increase the participation of start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in defence initiatives; recognises the importance of support for overcoming technological, financial, administrative, regulatory and other barriers for entry to the market; calls for measures to raise awareness about EU programmes and funding opportunities and to provide support and training for facilitating market entry;

Amendment 44 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Underlines the need~~Recognises that the lack of skills constitutes a significant challenge for sustaining and strengthening the European security and defence industries; underlines the need to take an inclusive and accessible approach in reaching out to all available workforce with a view to ensuring a continuous and sustainable supply of skills and human capital; encourages, in this regard, measures to stimulate the development of skills for innovation, research and development (R&D), and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to establish and fund defence innovation hubs;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. URecalls that few Member States have dedicated defence innovation hubs; underlines the need to stimulate the development of skills for innovation, research and development (R&D), and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to establish and fund defence innovation hubs complementary to and presenting an added-value for NATO's Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA);

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of skills for innovation, research and development (R&D), and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies particularly in the fields of material science, energy production, semi- conductors, nano-technology, quantum computation, aviation and bio medical science; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to establish and fund defence innovation hubs;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of skills for innovation, research and development (R&D), and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to establish and fund defence innovation hubs and encourage a dedicated financial guidelines within defense spending allocated to R&;D;

Amendment 48 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of skills for innovation, research and development (R&D), and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to establish and fund defence innovation hubs and to support emerging clusters based on new projects and cooperation;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of skills for innovation, research and development (R&~~amp;~~D), and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies~~; calls~~ on the ~~Commission to encourage Member States to establish and fund defence innovation hub~~basis of agreements between Member States;

Amendment 5 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the EU’s defence sector is excessively fragmented, which creates ~~strategic vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls~~costly redundancies, overlappings and hampers competitivity and interoperability; calls therefore for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further ~~and strive towards a de facto military union supported by~~with a strongly articulated common market for defence equipment, ~~followed by a review of the Treaties for more EU competences~~especially on critical technologies for ~~defence,~~ innovation ~~in defence, and security~~ and defence ~~affairs~~;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of skills for innovation, EU financially supported training programmes, research and development (R&D), and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to establish and fund defence innovation hubs;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of skills for innovation, research and development (R&D)~~, and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies; calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to establish and fund defence innovation hub~~ in the areas of health, transport, agriculture, environment and climate action, and fundamental research in critical areas related to emerging technologies in these areas;

Amendment 52 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Underlines that many critical technologies for security and defence increasingly originate in the civilian sector and use dual-use components; stresses, in this regard, the need to strengthen synergies between civilian and defence research and innovation with a view to reducing strategic dependencies, facilitating the sharing of knowledge, enhancing the use of dual-use products and broadening funding opportunities;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Underlines the importance of achieving quantum computing capabilities and stresses the need to enhance cooperation in this area to ensure that quantum computing is first realized among partners sharing warm relations and supporting objectives;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that a Buy European Act in the defence sector is needed to stimulate innovation in the European Union;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Underlines that the growing significance of Artificial intelligence and machine learning requires enhanced Member State cooperation with likeminded partners and that measures should be taken to advance transatlantic cooperation between tech companies in order to ensure partnering on development and application;

Amendment 56 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Notes that the adoption of common standards across sectors has the potential to contribute to cost savings, innovation and increased interoperability; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to accelerate work on the harmonisation of standards between civil, defence and space industries;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Encourages developing a set of common EU AI capabilities matched to a Member State’s operating concepts to bridge technical gaps to ensure that Member States lacking the relevant technology–industry expertise or the ability to implement AI systems in their ministries are not left behind;

Amendment 58 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Underlines the need for increased resource efficiency, promotion of recycling of materials, and uptake of sustainable technology solutions; calls on the Commission to accelerate work on the development and application of sustainable security and defence technologies;

Amendment 59 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Recognises that a secure supply of critical materials, such as rare earth materials, components, and technologies is crucial for the European security and defence industries and the EU’s ability to safeguard its interests; underlines the importance of diversifying supply chains as a means of reducing dependencies on individual third countries;

Amendment 6 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the EU’s defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further and strive towards a de facto military union supported by a stronger and more competitive European Defence and Technological Industrial Base (EDITB), a strongly articulated common market for defence equipment, followed by a review of the Treaties for more EU competences on critical technologies for defence, innovation in defence, and security and defence affairs;

Amendment 60 #

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned about the EU’s dependence on ~~China for~~ raw materials from third countries and calls on Member States to reduce their vulnerabilities resulting from dependence on non-democratic suppliers of critical technologies and materials, ~~and to enhance defe~~in particular our dependence on the Gulf monarchical dictatorships, and the state of Israel who, according to Amnestry International, are carrying out a system of targeted oppression against the Palestinian people that "amounts to apartheid as prohibited in international law"; notes that Member States could enhance production chains in Europe by localising or near-shoring production;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned about the EU’s dependence on ~~China for raw mate~~raw material, in particular from some non-democratic countries and strategic rivals ~~and~~such as China, calls on Member States to reduce their vulnerabilities resulting from dependence on non-democratic suppliers of critical technologies and materials, and to enhance defence production chains in Europe by localising or near-shoring production; recalls that any dependence on critical technologies may lead to increased risks of blackmail on the CFSP and CSDP;

Amendment 62 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned about the EU’s dependence on individual third countries, such as China, for raw materials and calls on Member States to reduce their vulnerabilities resulting from dependence on non-democratic suppliers of critical technologies and materials, to avoid the emergence of new dependencies which risk weakening security of supply, and to enhance defence production chains in Europe by localising or near-shoring production;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned about the EU’s dependence on Cthinard countries for raw materials and the supply of critical technologies; calls on Member States to reduce their vulnerabilities resulting from dependence on non-democratic suppliers of critical technologies and materials or suppliers acting against the EU’s strategic interests, and to enhance defence production chains in Europe by localising or near-shoring production;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned about the EU’s dependence on China and the United States for raw materials and weapons and calls on Member States to reduce their vulnerabilities resulting from dependence on non-democratic suppliers of critical technologies and materials, and to enhance defence production chains in Europe by localising or near-shoring production;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Is concerned about the EU’s ~~dependenc~~multiple dependence, like the important one on China for raw materials, and calls on Member States to reduce their vulnerabilities resulting from excessive dependence on ~~non-democratic~~ suppliers of critical technologies and materials, and to enhance defence production chains in Europe by localising or near-shoring production;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses its support for the Observatory of Critical Technologies; calls for it to be further developed and for its analysis capabilities, including on reducing strategic dependencies, to be enhanced; calls on the Commission to implement a project to continuously map the need for critical materials, evaluate the EU’s strategic dependencies, monitor supply and demand and changes in the behaviour or strategy of competitors, and engage in foresight exercises to predict new needs in critical materials; considers that these efforts should be made jointly with our strategic partners in NATO and included in a Trade and Technology Council (TTC) working group in order to coordinate diplomatic efforts to secure supplies and ensure alternative sources;deleted

Amendment 67 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses its support for the Observatory of Critical Technologies; calls on Member States to commit and strengthen collaboration within the framework of the Observatory and for it to be further developed and for its analysis capabilities, including on reducing strategic dependencies, to be enhanced; recognises that the Observatory deals with highly sensitive and classified information; calls, in this regard, for setting up safeguards and building trust among stakeholders with a view to enabling the sharing of information and appropriate handling of data; calls on the Commission to implement a project to continuously map the need for critical materials, evaluate the EU’s strategic dependencies, monitor supply and demand and changes in the behaviour or strategy of competitors, and engage in foresight exercises to predict new needs in critical materials; urges the EU to take an active role in international cooperation forums in order to accelerate the diversification of production chains; considers that these efforts should be made jointly with our strategic partners ~~in NATO and included in~~, such as those in NATO and within the framework of a Trade and Technology Council (TTC) working group in order to coordinate diplomatic efforts to secure supplies and ensure alternative sources;

Amendment 68 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses its support for the Observatory of Critical Technologies; calls for it to be further developed and for its analysis capabilities, including on reducing strategic dependencies, to be enhanced; calls on the Commission to implement a project to continuously map the need for critical materials, evaluate the EU’s strategic dependencies, monitor supply and demand and changes in the behaviour or strategy of competitors, and engage in foresight exercises to predict new needs in critical materials; considers that these efforts should be made jointly with our strategic partners in NATO, when necessary, and included in a Trade and Technology Council (TTC) working group in order to coordinate diplomatic efforts to secure supplies and ensure alternative sources; recalls the need to screen any foreign direct investment in European companies in defence-related emerging technologies to avoid economic dependence and limit the risk of espionage and sabotage on EU critical infrastructure downstream;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the EU’s defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities and unnecessary annual financial losses of between 25 to 100 Billion for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level that includes R&D, common procurement, maintenance, training and security of supply chains; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further and strive towards a ~~de facto military union supported by a~~ strongly articulated and efficient common market for defence equipment~~, followed by a review of the Tre~~; reiteraties ~~for more EU competences on critical technologies for defence, innov~~its call for pooling parts of nation in al defence~~, and security and defence affair~~ budgets;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses its support for the Observatory of Critical Technologies; calls for it to be further developed and for its analysis capabilities, including on reducing strategic dependencies, to be enhanced; calls on the Commission to implement a project to continuously map the need for critical materials, evaluate the EU’s strategic dependencies, monitor supply and demand and changes in the behaviour or strategy of competitors, and engage in foresight exercises to predict new needs in critical materials; considers that these efforts should be made jointly with our strategic partners in ~~NATO and included in a Trade and Technology Council (TTC) working group in~~ order to coordinate diplomatic efforts to secure supplies and ensure alternative sources;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Expresses its support for the Observatory of Critical Technologies; calls for it to be further developed and for its analysis capabilities, including on reducing strategic dependencies, to be enhanced; calls on the Commission to implement a project to continuously map the need for critical materials, evaluate the EU’s strategic dependencies, monitor supply and demand and changes in the behaviour or strategy of competitors, and engage in foresight exercises to predict new needs in critical materials; considers that these efforts should be made jointly with our strategic partners in NATO and included in athe working group on "secure supply chains" of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) working group in order to coordinate diplomatic efforts to secure supplies and ensure alternative sources;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for military and strategic interoperability between the EU and like- minded partners and NATO, and among Member States, to be ensured, given that the risk of fragmentation is exacerbated by different national requirements and national public spending and investment and procurement schemes; calls for the inclusion of bilateral or mini-lateral projects for the development of defence capabilities of strategic relevance into the frameworks already provided by the Union (i.e. the European Defence Fund) and for the expansion of these consortia to other Member States that are willing and capable to contribute; emphasises the need to further harmonise synergies, including in terms of legislative framework, between the various European R&I and development programmes, with the aim of supporting the development of critical technologies in Europe, also considering their potential dual-use applications;

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Calls for military and strategic interoperability~~Is concerned that the interoperability of military equipment between NATO, the EU and like- minded partners and NATO, and among Member States, to be ensured, given that the risk of fragmentation is exacerbated by different national requirements and national public spending and investment and procurement schemtheir allies is de facto causing a major dependence on US armaments, leading to an unacceptable loss of sovereignty for the Member States;

Amendment 77 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Calls for military and strategic interoperability between the EU and like- minded partners and NATO, and among Member States, to be ensured, given~~Recalls that the risk of fragmentation is exacerbated by different national requirements and national public spending and investment and procurement schemes; and highlights in this context the importance of standard-setting which is critical for military and strategic interoperability amongst EU Member States as well as between the EU and its like-minded partners such as NATO;

Amendment 78 #

8. Calls for military and strategic interoperability between the EU and like- minded partners and NATO, and among Member States, to be ensured, ~~given that the risk of fragmentation is exacerbated by different national requirements and national public spending and investment and procurement schemes~~without the EU at risk of any strategic dependency;

Amendment 79 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for military ~~and strategic~~ interoperability and strategic alignment between the EU and like- minded partners as well as with the United States and NATO, and among Member States, to be ensured, given that the risk of fragmentation is exacerbated by different national requirements and national public spending ~~and~~, investment and procurement schemes;

Amendment 8 #

Peter van DALEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the EU’s defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further and strive towards ~~a de facto military union~~strong cooperation in the field of defence supported by a strongly articulated common market for defence equipment, ~~followed by a review of the Treaties for more EU competences~~and to enhance the EU's role in coordinating and fostering the development onf critical technologies for defence, innovation in defence, and security and defence affairs;

Amendment 80 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Underlines the strategic importance of the partnership with the United States and the need to further deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in security and defence;

Amendment 81 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Underlines the importance of a strong transatlantic bond as reflected in the EU Strategic Compass and in the NATO Strategic Concept; welcomes the signing of the Joint Declaration on EU- NATO Cooperation on 9 January 2023; calls on the EU and NATO to maintain global technological leadership in military capabilities; welcomes the commitment of the Commission and High Representative to explore possibilities for mutually beneficial cooperation on initiatives in the field of critical technologies;

Amendment 82 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8 c. Considers that the EU is well placed to promote responsible activities as well as good governance and technologies globally, including through its partnerships; urges the Commission and Member States to take global leadership in developing standards that reflect and promote the Union’s interests and values;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to work on a plan and investment scheme to update critical infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants, electricity grids and telecommunications infrastructure (undersea cables), for the digital age, including by adapting it to AI-assisted drone supervision and maintenance; subsequently calls for the elaboration of an EU R&D and manufacturing strategy for advanced drones;deleted

Amendment 84 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. CEmphasises the need to secure and protect critical European infrastructure and ensure sufficient monitoring and surveillance; calls on the Commission to work on a plan and investment scheme in cooperation with Member States to update critical infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants, electricity grids and telecommunications infrastructure (undersea cables), for the digital age, including by adapting it to AI-assisted drone supervision and maintenance and in line with the new Directive on the resilience of critical infrastructure (CER Directive) and the Revised Directive on security of network and information systems (NIS2 Directive); subsequently calls for the elaboration of an EU R&D and manufacturing strategy for advanced drones;

Amendment 85 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to work on a plan and investment scheme to update critical infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants, electricity grids and telecommunications infrastructure ~~(undersea cable~~, maritime and underwater infrastructures (undersea cables, energy pipelines, offshore wind farms, among others), for the digital age, including by adapting it to AI-assisted drone supervision and maintenance; subsequently calls for the elaboration of an EU R&D and manufacturing strategy for advanced drones;

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to work on a plan and investment scheme to update and strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants, electricity grids, water and food supply and telecommunications infrastructure (undersea cables), for the digital age, including by adapting it to AI- assisted drone supervision and maintenance; subsequently calls for the elaboration of an EU R&D and manufacturing strategy for advanced drones;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to work on a plan and investment scheme to autonomously update critical infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants, electricity grids and telecommunications infrastructure (undersea cables), for the digital age, including by adapting it to AI-assisted drone supervision and maintenance; subsequently calls for the elaboration of an EU R&~~amp;~~D and manufacturing strategy for advanced drones;

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to work on a plan and investment scheme to update critical infrastructure, such as ~~nuclear power plants,~~ electricity grids and telecommunications infrastructure (undersea cables), for the digital age, including by adapting it to AI- assisted drone supervision and maintenance; subsequently calls for the elaboration of an EU R&D and manufacturing strategy for advanced drones;

Amendment 89 #

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Stresses the importance of specifically focusing on the protection of undersea infrastructure; calls on the Commission and Member States to entirely fulfill their commitment, as made explicit in the EU Strategic Compass, to enhance the EU's capacity to collect, provide and share accurate information with a view to protecting our maritime interests and critical maritime infrastructure, including on our seabeds, and to develop joint operational, capability and technological solutions, including by making best use of the framework of Permanent Structured Cooperation;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that the EU’uropean Union's defence sector is fragmented, which creates strategic vulnerabilities for the Union, Member States and industry; is concerned about the lack of coordination and calls for more strategic cohesion in security and defence policies at Union level; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s launch of the European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) and encourages the Commission and Member States to take this initiative a step further and strive towards a de facto ~~military u~~Defence Union supported by a strongly articulated common market for defence equipment, followed by a review of the Treaties for more EU competences on critical technologies for defence, innovation in defence, and security and defence affairs;

Amendment 90 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Calls for measures to mitigate risks for companies that produce critical technologies and face acquisition by entities established in third countries; urges Member States to put in place national screening mechanisms for foreign direct investment (FDI) with potential implications for security;

Amendment 91 #

Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Sven MIKSER, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Reiterates its call on the Commission to develop a stronger regulatory framework to the FDI Screening Regulation, including provisions on monitoring and review of takeovers of companies in sectors vital for security and defence technologies by entities under direct or indirect control of non-partner third countries;

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop capabilities for testing and inspecting complex defence equipment, including by means of AI- assisted technology, to identify vulnerabilities stemming from components produced in non-EU countries;deleted

Amendment 93 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

Amendment 94 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop capabilities for testing ~~and inspect~~, evaluating, validating and verifying complex defence equipment, including by means of AI- assisted technology, to identify vulnerabilities stemming from components produced in non-EU countries; and stresses that such efforts should be synergistic with the Testing Evaluation Validation and Verification regime called for in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy of NATO;

Amendment 95 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

Amendment 96 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

Amendment 97 #

Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the Commission and Member States to strengthen cooperation between the EDA’s defence innovation hub and NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) by supporting joint projects, joint research and joint investment in cutting-edge defence technologies.; welcomes the initiative, as announced on 11 January 2023 by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen, to create a NATO/EU taskforce on resilience and critical infrastructure, aimed at making our critical infrastructure, technology and supply chains more resilient to potential hybrid threats, in particular from Russia;

Amendment 98 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the Commission and Member States to strengthen cooperation between the E~~DA’s defence innovation hub~~uropean Innovation Council, the European Defence Fund and the European Investment Fund on the one hand and NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) on the other hand by supporting joint projects, joint research and joint investment in cutting-edge defence technologies. ;

Amendment 99 #