20 Amendments of Bernard GUETTA related to 2020/2003(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the global crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could have significant geostrategic repercussions and strengthens the need to build a genuine European strategic autonomy;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, a region of several armed conflicts, remain the foremost regional destination for exports according to the last two annual reports; is concernednotes that thisese regional focus undermines the Common Foreign and Security Policy (s face significant and continuing security challenges and that every export has to be assessed on a case by case basis, in the context of the wider CFSP) and EU specific EU actions aimed at regional peace and stability;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the update of the EU common position of 2008 to take into account relevant developments, such as the adoption of the Arms trade treaty, to which all Member States are party;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1560 and the relevant conclusions of 16 September 2019 have the potential to ensure that EU citizens are furnished with better information about the strategic choices made by their governments in an area which directly affects their security and their countries’ adherence to values and norms;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes with concern the growingthat divergences between the arms export policies and practices of the Member States cand the failure to introduce new instruments to promote convergence towards the strict application slow down the convergence of EU rules in this area;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that most Member States have not outlined a common policy regulating the transfer of weapons components to another Member State which would ensure that any export to third countries from the Member State of assembly is consistent with the export policy of the Member State providing the components; notes that some of them continue to consider intra-EU transfers of arms and defence-related products as exports operations; regards this as particularly problematic in the context of the increasing divergences between licensing practices across the EU; observes thatcalls the Commission to assess the effects of Directive 2009/43/EC on intra- Community transfers has proven ill- equipped to achieveand the stated goal of setting high common standards for exports to third countries;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that despite a correlation between divergences in export policies and difficulties of intra-UE cooperation, the sooner is the consequence of the weakness of the European defence spending, the persistent fragmentation of the internal market for defence-related products and the existence of industrial duplications; calls therefore the European Commission, the Council and Member States to fully implement the European Action Plan for Defence; calls in particular for a swift adoption of the European Defence Fund and for an adequate level of funding enabling the reduction of market fragmentation and industrial consolidation while ensuring the EU and its Member States will dispose of military capabilities they need; calls the Commission to ensure the correct implementation of directive 2009/81/EC and Directive 2009/43/EC;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Notes that bilateral cooperation on industrial defence-related projects between Member States lead to export control agreements which can provide a baseline for the EU as a whole;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that bilateral and multilateral agreements may further reducepave the way towards convergence at EU level aund that the failure to regulate exports uniformly between the Member States ander certain conditions and that the lack of convergence in export decisions to third countries have a negative impact on human rights and international law,may generate market distortions, and hinder industrial strategic planning, economies of scale and a level playing field;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that EU funds such as the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) and the European Defence Fund (EDF), initiatives such as the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the European Peace Facility (EPF), legislation such as the intra-Community transfers and defence procurement directives of 2009, and the creation of administrative capacities such as the Commission Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) are heraldaiming ant increasing Europeanisation of arms production and capability development;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the fact that the interinstitutional agreement on the establishment of the EDF authorestablishes the Commission to assess whether the transfer of ownership or the granting of an exclusive licence of EDF-co-fundeda specific type of assessment function for the Commission with regard to a specific category of exports of military technology to third countravenes the security and defence interests of the EU and its Member States or the objectives of the fund as set out in Article 3 of the proposed regulation; notes that this new legislation establisies without prejudice to the competences of EU Member States export control authorities to grant thes a specific type of control function for the Commission with regard to a specific category of exports of military technology to third countriesuthorization in this framework;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that under the EPF, Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) will work on creating an EU-level systemagreeing EU-level framing principles for arms transfers to third countries;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Implementing the Common Position in the light of enhanced coordination on Europeanisedation of arms production at EU level
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the lack of convergence of national arms export policies and decision-making is becoming increasingly untenable in the context of the prevailing Europeanisgrowing Europeanisation of arms production and the stated ambitions and plans to increase this further will require in the long run a progressive convergence of national arms export policies and decision-making; recalls the importance of the appropriation by Member States of such a process; regrets the current divergences between nation ofal arms production and the stated ambitions and plans to increase this furtherexport policies and decision-making; calls the Council to continue its efforts to favour the convergence of arms export policies and decision-making;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
Paragraph 19 – introductory part
19. Believes that the Europeanisenhanced coordination ofn arms production at EU level needs to go hand in hand with increased transparency; believnotes that there is still room for improvement in this area, particularly as regards the quality and uniformity of the data submitted by Member States; calls on the Working Party on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM): COARM information exchange system and the guide to the implementation of the Common Position are useful day-to-day tools for control authorities;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – point b
Paragraph 19 – point b
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point b
Paragraph 21 – point b
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point c
Paragraph 21 – point c
c) to undertake a jointshare assessments of country situations or potential export recipients in the light of the principles and criteria of the Common Position within the framework of the CFSP and in consultation with external stakeholders, including Parliament;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that regular consultations with national parliaments, arms export control authorities, industry associations and civil society are central to meaningful transparency; calls on COARM to enhancecontinue its dialogue with civil society and consultations with Parliament and arms export control authorities; encourages civil society and academia to exercise independent scrutiny of the arms trade and calls on the Member States and the EEAS to support such activities, including by financial means;