Activities of Margarida MARQUES related to 2022/0219(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European defence industry Reinforcement through common procurement act
Amendments (5)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As a result, strong price inflation can be anticipated, as well as longer delays in delivery time, potentially harming the security of the Union and its Member States. Defence industries need to secure the production capacity necessary to process orders, as well as critical raw materials and sub-components. In this context producers might privilege major orders, potentially leaving exposed the most vulnerable countriEU Member States, lacking the critical size and financial means to ensure large orders. in the short term.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Furthermore, efforts should be made so that the increased spending results in a much stronger, coordinated and interoperable European Defence Technological and Industrial Base. Indeed, without coordination and cooperation, the increased national investments are likely to deepen the fragmentation of the European defence industry exposing the EU further to external dependencies.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Common investment and defence procurement should in particular be incentivised, as such collaborative actions would ensure that the necessary changes in the EU industrial base takes place in a collaborative manner, avoiding further fragmentation of the industry, therefore benefiting the security of EU citizens as well as the EDTIB.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In accordance with Article 193(2) of the Financial Regulation, a grant may be awarded for an action which has already begun, provided that the applicant can demonstrate the need for starting the action prior to signature of the grant agreement. However, financial contribution should not cover a period prior to the date of submission of the grant application, except in duly justified exceptional cases. In order to avoid any disruption in Union support which could be prejudicial to the interests of the Union, it should be possible to provide in the financing decision for financial contributions to actions that cover a period from the 24 February 2022, even if they have started before the grant application was submitted and as long as it can be demonstrated that the prospect of EU funding incentivised cooperation between the Member States concerned. Such retroactive elegibility is justified by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and should not be extended to other programmes.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) In the current context of Russia's illegal aggression of Ukraine, any consideration to further reinforce budgetary appropriations of this Instrument and extend its duration, based on documented reporting of its implementation rate, should be envisaged in the context of the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework revision.