7 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2022/2079(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
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 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
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 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission and Member States to strengthen cooperation between the EDA’s dHub 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)
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;