5 Amendments of Jean-Lin LACAPELLE related to 2022/2079(INI)
Amendment 2 #
1. UnderlinNotes 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 on critical technologies for defence, innovation in defence, and security and defence affairf the Member States, as stipulated in the Treaties;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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 Europeahas 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 findingpolicies of the Member States;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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 hubbasis of agreements between Member States;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
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 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for military and strategic interoperabilityIs 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;