16 Amendments of Adam GIEREK related to 2013/0542(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that, in the context of a changing world and an unprecedented crisis, Europeans, united by a shared destiny, need to be able to defend themselves and should recognise their joint strategic responsibility to take action on the international stage, and accordingly; takes the view that the Member States should in particular step up European cooperation with a view to developing world-leadingand producing highly effective military and security capabilities using the most advanced technologies, including those which draw on the latest research;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that the economic and financial crisis and the cuts in the defence budgets of most Member States risk causing considerable reductions, setbacks or delays in the programmes of almost all Member States, which will probably continue to affect the European defence industry and the Union’s scientific progress in this area, and stresses that this situation risks entailing job losses in the medium and long term;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that it is time to put an end toromote a voluntary approach to address the fragmentation of the European defence market and industry by encouraging its consolidation as regards supply and demand, and rules and standards;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that it is time to put an end toreduce the fragmentation of the defence market as regards supply and demand, and rules and standards, and to initiate processes to harmonise it;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses that in this area security of supply is crucial in the event of a crisis, particularly for the key technologies in this industry;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of research and innovation in the security and defence sector and of the Horizon 2020 research programme; believes, given the high degree of confidentiality inherent to innovative research for the defence industry, that it is vital to finance such objectives in a manner accepted by the JRC under this research programme; feels, in this context, that establishing a European Defence and Security Institute under the JRC should be considered;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – point a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point a (new)
9.a Feels that the following should be priorities in innovative defence technology: radar reconnaissance systems, including satellite systems; precision weapons, and the creation of a European missile shield;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that European Ministers of Defence agreed in November 2007 collective benchmarks to increase R&T spending to 2% of all defence expenditure and to bring European collaborative defence R&T spending to a level of 20%;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need to explore cooperation and pooling opportunities in the research and innovation fields at the highest technological level and to ensure that research results in the defence field are propereffectively safeguarded in the context of a common intellectual property policy, and believes that consideration should be given to a possible role for the EDA in this area;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that a European industrial defence policy should have the aim of: optimising Member States’ capabilities by coordinating the development, deployment and maintenance of a range of capabilities, installations, equipment and services with a view to performing the full range of tasks, including the most demanding missions; strengthening Europe’s defence industry; promoting research and technology cooperation, and developing equipment cooperation programmes;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the creation of European satellite systems such as Galileo and Copernicus; stresses that the development of a system of that kind will be a major boost to the space industry and affords an opportunity to develop a strong industrial base and specifically-n essential facet of the European defence technologyical and industrial base;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Member States, industries and the Commission to ensure that IT components and computer programmes are designed and made in the EU so that they are less vulnerablin accordance with specifications which meet EU requirements for resistance to cyber attacks;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take cyber-security issues into account as a matter of course in existing or future European civilian and military programmes (Galileo, Copernicus, Single Sky/Sesar, etc.);
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes the importance of interoperability and emphasi; Stresses that standardisation and unification will have a positive impact on the competitiveness of the defence industry and the effectiveness of equipment; states that this also refers to standardisation and unification of ammunition, as well as of technical tools for the use of transport vehicles and aircraft;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes the importance of interoperability and emphasises that standardisation will have a positive impact on the competitiveness of the European defence industry and, on the effectiveness of equipment and on maintenance and operational cost levels;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals on standardisation, and calls on the European Council to note them and put forward concrete proposals in this area;