Activities of Bodil VALERO related to 2018/0254(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Establishing the European Defence Fund (debate) SV
Amendments (27)
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to propose the rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
It lays down the objectives of the Fund, the budget for the period 2021-2027, the forms of Union funding and the rules for providing such funding.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support highly efficient collaborative research projects that could significantly boost the performance of future capabilities, aiming at maximising innovation and introducing new defence products and technologies, including disruptive ones;
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) support highly efficient collaborative development projects of defence products and technologies consistent with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policyapability Development Plan (CAP), thus contributing to greater efficiency of defence spending within the Union, achieving greater economies of scale, reducing the risk of unnecessary duplication and as such reducing the fragmentation of defence products and technologies throughout the Union. Ultimately, the Fund will lead toshall seek greater interoperability between Member States' capabilities.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the European Defence Fund for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 13 000 000 000 in current pricesActions under this Programme shall be funded by the Member States and, where appropriate, via the use of intergovernmental mechanisms such as ATHENA. Only administrative expenditure of the Commission may be charged to the Union budget.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. PAll proposals shall be systematically screened ex-ante to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues and submit them to an ethics assessmentx-ante ethics impact assessment. This review must extend beyond the narrow confines of privacy and data protection take into account the broader societal impacts of the underlying security R&D agenda. Proposals that raise substantial ethical and/or societal impact concerns must be subject to enhanced scrutiny and control. In particular each project under that call will be subject to ethical review. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out by the Commission with the support of experts on defence ethicsindependent experts with various background, including from civil society. The Commission shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possiblend report every six months to the European Parliament.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Unless otherwise provided for in the work programme referred to in Article 27, tThe action shall be undertaken in a cooperation of at least three legal entities which are established in at least three different Member States and/or associated countries. At least three of thesThe eligible entities established in at least two Member States and/or associated countries shall not, during the whole implementation of the action, be effectively controlled, directly or indirectly, by the same entity, and shall not control each other.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. Paragraph 4 shall not apply to for actions referred to in points c) and j) of paragraph 3 and to actions referred to in Article 6.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Actions which contribute in parts or entirely (parts and components including software, artificial intelligence features, and any relevant dual- use technologies), directly or indirectly to the following technologies shall be excluded the Programme: (a) Weapons of mass destruction and related warhead and missile technology; (b) Cluster munitions and related aspects in line with the Convention on Cluster Munitions; (c) Anti-personal landmines and related aspects in line with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and their Destruction; (d) Incendiary weapons including white phosphorus; (e) Depleted uranium ammunitions; (f) Lethal autonomous weapons without meaningful human control over the critical functions of selecting and attacking individual targets; (g) Small and light weapons (SALW) mainly developed for export purposes, i.e. where no Member State has expressed a requirement for the action to be carried out.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Actions which contribute directly or indirectly to the production of armed unmanned aerial vehicles or their parts, including components, software, artificial intelligence features, and any relevant dual-use technologies shall be excluded so long as no Council Decision on the use of such new military technology exists which upholds international human rights law and international humanitarian law and which addresses issues such as a legal framework, proportionality, protection of civilians and transparency.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. With regard to results generated by recipients, the Commission shall be notified ex-ante, at least six weeks before, of any transfer of ownership or grant of a licence to non-associated third countries. Such transfer of ownership or granting of a licence shall not contravene the defence and security interests of the Union and its Member States, the eight criteria of Common Position2 008/944/CFSP, Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items, EU restrictive measures in force or the objectives this Regulation as set out in Article 3, otherwise it will, among other measures, necessitate reimbursement of the funding provided under the Fund.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt the work programmes by means of implementingdelegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28 paragraph 2. The work programmes shall set out in detail the categories of projects to be included in the Programme as well as the commitment of the Member States for financing their implementation. These work programmes shall be in line with the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The European Defence Agency, the European Parliament, civil society and academia shall be invited as an observers to provide itstheir views and expertise. The European External Action Service shall also be invited to assist.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall establish an Advisory Group composed of independent experts, academia and civil society organisations to provide advice to the Committee in particular on the compatibility of technology supported by this Programme with a view on moral, ethical and international law obligations of both the Union and its Member States.
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Independent experts shall be Union's citizens identified and selected on the basis of calls for expressions of interest addressed to relevant organisations such as Ministries of Defence and subordinated agencies, research institutes, universities, civil society organisations, business associations or enterprises of the defence sector with a view to establishing a list of experts. By derogation from Article [237] ofIn compliance with the Financial Regulation, this list shall not be made public.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
Article 29 – paragraph 4
4. The Committee and the European Parliament referred to in Article 28 shall be informed annually on the list of experts.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. Independent experts shall be chosen by the European Commission on the basis of their skills, experience and knowledge appropriate to carry out the tasks assigned to them.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
1. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 27(2) and 31 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5
Article 36 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 27(2) and 31 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.