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Draft report (2025/2007(INI)) 2025-03-21

European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Amendment 351

Jörgen Warborn

on behalf of the EPP Group

Elena Sancho Murillo

on behalf of the S&D Group

Michał Kobosko

on behalf of the Renew Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 a. Believes that in order to strengthen the digital infrastructure, it is essential to implement capacity-building initiatives at EU level in critical areas. These initiatives should focus on developing a foundational layer of public infrastructure, such as a network of AI Gigafactories and European web indexation model. This layer will empower companies to develop their business models and ensure data sovereignty. Points to the digital solutions created by the EU such as EU Digital identity that can offer innovative infrastructure to the EU’s digital economy.

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Amendment 352

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, András Gyürk, András László, Filip Turek, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6a. Recalls that European telecoms networks are critical infrastructures, and any interruption or alteration to them would have disastrous repercussions for the Member States and the EU economy; stresses that in his report on European competitiveness, Mario Draghi estimates that Europe's networks need investment of EUR 200 billion;

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Amendment 353

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6b. Warns that there is significant growth in online traffic linked primarily to the major non-EU content and application providers, resulting in high costs for European telecoms operators, which already have to finance the development and modernisation of their networks; calls therefore on the Commission to include, in its forthcoming legislative proposal for a digital networks act, provisions aimed at requiring the main content and application providers to make a fair financial contribution to telecoms operators, and to put in place a framework for negotiations between these operators and content and application providers;

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Amendment 354

Jörgen Warborn

on behalf of the EPP Group

Elena Sancho Murillo

on behalf of the S&D Group

Michał Kobosko

on behalf of the Renew Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 b. Strongly believes that promoting interoperability and EU standards is paramount to fostering competitiveness in technology sector, as it ensures that products can be connected and work with each other, fostering innovation and open markets; recalls that both interoperability and common technological standards pave the way for the functioning of the Single Market.

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Amendment 355

Jörgen Warborn

on behalf of the EPP Group

Elena Sancho Murillo

on behalf of the S&D Group

Michał Kobosko

on behalf of the Renew Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6 c. Recalls that the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade commits to promote a European way for the digital transformation, putting people at the centre; Calls the EU institutions to take concrete steps to uphold these ambitions both within the EU as in the Union's cooperation with third countries;

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Amendment 356

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Barbara Bonte, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6c. Underlines the strategic dimension of enhanced circularity and recycling of critical materials for technological sovereignty; calls on the Member States to put in place measures to support the development and emergence of these sectors in the Union;

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Amendment 357

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Auke Zijlstra, Barbara Bonte, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6d. Underlines the importance of blockchains and distributed ledger technology more generally to address the technological sovereignty challenges in the digital sphere; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary steps to ensure that Web 3.0 firms in Europe can develop and innovate sufficiently to be able to compete on a global scale;

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Amendment 358

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, Filip Turek, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	6e. Emphasises that Member States need to promote research into, and exploitation of, the natural resources they have available in their territories, in particular to reduce the Union's dependencies as regards earth minerals and critical metals;

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Amendment 359

Jörgen Warborn

on behalf of the EPP Group

Elena Sancho Murillo

on behalf of the S&D Group

Michał Kobosko

on behalf of the Renew Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission to align the ‘high’ level of the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS), still under discussion, with the SecNumCloud certification requirements to ensure hosting providers are not subject to extra-European legislation;	deleted

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Amendment 360

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission to align the ‘high’ level of the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS), still under discussion, with the SecNumCloud certification requirements to ensure hosting providers are not subject to extra-European legislation;	7. Calls on the Commission to align the ‘high’ level of the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS), still under discussion, with the SecNumCloud certification requirements to ensure hosting providers are not subject to extra-European legislation; calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal to this end, should the discussions on the EUCS cloud certification remain blocked;

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Amendment 361

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Calls on the Commission to align the ‘high’ level of the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS), still under discussion, with the SecNumCloud certification requirements to ensure hosting providers are not subject to extra-European legislation;	7. Calls on the Commission to align the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS), with the three technical assurance levels contained in the Cybersecurity Act, rejecting non-technical requirements such as those included in the SecNumCloud certification requirements to ensure hosting providers are not subject to extra-European legislation;

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Amendment 362

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Dimitris Tsiodras, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Matej Tonin, Adam Jarubas, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Calls for a comprehensive Impact Assessment to evaluate the costs and benefits of making the voluntary EU Cloud Certification mandatory, with the aim of strengthening cybersecurity and data security while ensuring an open and competitive market. Emphasizes that this measure is not about protectionism, but about safeguarding highly sensitive and critical data.

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Amendment 363

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, Filip Turek, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7a. Takes note of the proposal to revise the regulatory framework for the screening of foreign direct investments; calls on the Member States to make full use of the opportunities offered by this tool, in particular to prevent non-EU companies from taking control of strategic infrastructure;

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Amendment 364

Thomas Pellerin-Carlin

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to refrain from purchasing satellite communication services provided by non-European entities when it comes to governmental, security and defence interests; applauds the IRIS2 constellation initiative;

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Amendment 365

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	7 a. Highlights the importance of having a common definition of sovereign cloud infrastructure based on EU legislation and values;

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Amendment 366

Jörgen Warborn

on behalf of the EPP Group

Elena Sancho Murillo

on behalf of the S&D Group

Michał Kobosko

on behalf of the Renew Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Urges the Commission to facilitate the roll-out of 5G8 by relaxing the conditions on the concentration of firms, in order to encourage the sharing of infrastructure;	deleted
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8 ‘The Mobile Economy Europe 2025’ Report.

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Amendment 367

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Ivars Ijabs, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Urges the Commission to facilitate the roll-out of 5G8 by relaxing the conditions on the concentration of firms, in order to encourage the sharing of infrastructure;	deleted
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8 ‘The Mobile Economy Europe 2025’ Report.

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Amendment 368

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Urges the Commission to facilitate the roll-out of 5G8by relaxing the conditions on the concentration of firms, in order to encourage the sharing of infrastructure;	8. Urges the Commission to facilitate the roll-out of 5G8 by relaxing the conditions on the concentration of firms, in order to encourage the sharing of infrastructure; calls on the Member States to use the measures under the EU toolbox for 5G cybersecurity to protect European telecoms networks from foreign interference by companies such as Huawei or ZTE;
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8 ‘The Mobile Economy Europe 2025’ Report.	8 ‘The Mobile Economy Europe 2025’ Report.

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Amendment 369

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
8. Urges the Commission to facilitate the roll-out of 5G8by relaxing the conditions on the concentration of firms, in order to encourage the sharing of infrastructure;	8. Urges the Commission to facilitate the roll-out of 5G8 by relaxing the conditions on the concentration of firms, in order to encourage the sharing of infrastructure; calls on the Commission to support cooperation at cross-border level between companies from multiple Member States to develop digital services at European level, along with network interconnectivity;
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8 ‘The Mobile Economy Europe 2025’ Report.	8 ‘The Mobile Economy Europe 2025’ Report.

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Amendment 370

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Barbara Bonte, Mathilde Androuët, Filip Turek, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Stresses that all EU industrial policies should promote the emergence of competitive actors that can compete on the global stage, while preserving the diversity of Europe's industrial fabric; calls on the Commission to propose a revision of the rules on competition and concentration in this regard;

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Amendment 371

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8a. Supports the general objective of the Digital Decade policy programme 2030, aimed at ensuring sustainable, safe, resilient and efficient internet connectivity in the Union by 2030; recalls, however, that the roll-out of fibre optic networks requires significant civil engineering works, including cable burial, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, to connect certain areas that are hard to access; underlines that satellite internet access offers a complementary solution in this regard; calls on the Commission and the Member States to rapidly introduce measures to encourage the development of the European satellite telecoms sector;

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Amendment 372

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Ivars Ijabs, Alexandra Geese, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Deplores that fragmented national approaches undermine the EU’s ability to respond effectively to cyber threats; calls for strengthening the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) by expanding its mandate to coordinate crisis response, oversee cybersecurity certification for critical infrastructure, and ensure uniform implementation of cybersecurity standards across the Single Market;
	Calls on the Commission to propose a strengthened European cybersecurity framework, including a revision of the Cybersecurity Act to reinforce ENISA’s authority, enhance protection of strategic infrastructure, and prevent foreign interference from entities subject to extraterritorial legislation;

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Amendment 373

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Taking into account the White Paper on “How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs” presented by the European Commission on February 2024 and the Draghi Report published on September 2024, and bearing in mind the 2025 working program of the European Commission in which the Digital Network Act and the Digital package have been announced for the end of the year. The European Parliament calls the European Commission to consider the current regulatory framework imposed to the telecommunications sector and to propose a level playing field in the digital sector. This necessarily implies a review of current regulations, possibly simplifying or removing them where necessary.

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Amendment 374

Aura Salla, Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Stresses the importance of promoting the rapid construction of high-quality digital infrastructure, including fibre and 5G networks, while ensuring the early adoption of 6G technology. Underscores that electronic communications should continue to be regulated on a market-driven and technology-neutral basis. Highlights that spectrum policy, network licences, core networks, and universal service obligations should continue to take into account national circumstances and national security considerations and supports strengthening the security of digital infrastructure

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Amendment 375

Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Taking into account the White Paper on “How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs” presented by the European Commission on February 2024 and the Draghi Report published on September 2024, and bearing in mind the 2025 working program of the European Commission in which the Digital Network Act and the Digital package have been announced for the end of the year, the European Parliament calls the European Commission to review and simplify the current regulatory framework of the telecommunications sector to promote a level playing field in the digital sector.

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Amendment 376

Adina Vălean

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Emphasizes the essential role of land as a significant layer in the connectivity value chain for enhancing 5G deployment. Network resilience requires access to land to build digital infrastructure such as data centres or passive infrastructure. Ensuring secure and efficient land access is key to the successful deployment and maintenance of digital infrastructure, especially in remote and underserved areas.

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Amendment 377

Bruno Tobback, Elena Sancho Murillo

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Calls on Member States to ensure that copper networks are switched off progressively in favor of optic fiber or 5G technologies when regular maintenance or updates of the network are needed, thus ensuring that the shift is carried out in an attainable manner and allowing providers to plan logistically and financially in advance;

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Amendment 378

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Angelika Niebler, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Adam Jarubas, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 a. Believes that private investments are essential for deployment of electronic communication networks, 5G and 6G that are advanced enough in terms of transmission, speed, storage capacity, edge computing power, and interoperability.

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Amendment 379

Aura Salla, Katri Kulmuni

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 b. Calls for ambitious targets for the development and innovation of wireless communication networks, recognising the importance of a broad-based approach that incorporates cloud computing, artificial intelligence, edge computing, and quantum computing. Emphasises that the innovation ecosystem in electronic communications, particularly in vertically integrated telecoms, should remain market-driven. Insists that future regulatory measures should be based on a thorough, knowledge-based impact assessment of the effectiveness of current regulation before introducing new legislative proposals

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Amendment 380

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 b. Notes that the telecommunication sector is responsible for achieving the key goals of the European Digital Decade – gigabit connectivity for all by 2030 and full 5G coverage in populated areas, enabling the EU to remain globally competitive in digital technologies and digitalised industries;

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Amendment 381

Adina Vălean

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 b. Urges the acceleration of 5G deployment by implementing simplified and streamlined permitting procedures to minimize administrative burdens related to infrastructure development, including grid access for energy, which is currently slowing down the rollout.

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Amendment 382

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Auke Zijlstra, Barbara Bonte, Mathilde Androuët, Filip Turek, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8b. Calls on the Commission to assess the need to revise the current regulatory framework for the telecoms sector to ensure a significant simplification of EU law in this field;

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Amendment 383

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8 c. Is concerned that Europe is trailing on 5G and fibre deployment that have respectively reached 87% and 70.5% of the population at the end of 2024. In Europe, the coverage of 5G SA able to serve the complex needs of industrial customers continues to trail other areas of the world and reached only 40% coverage of the population in Europe at the end of 2024 (91% in North America, 45% in Asia-Pacific);

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Amendment 384

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Auke Zijlstra, Barbara Bonte, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	8c. Considers it relevant that BEREC is producing an annual report on the state of telecoms networks, identifying, in particular, the share of European online traffic held by content and application providers, notably non-EU providers;

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Amendment 385

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Ivars Ijabs, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
9. Calls on the Commission and the competent committees of the European Parliament to promote public-private partnerships and make it easier for European technology companies to access private financing;	deleted

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Amendment 386

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Elena Sancho Murillo, Ivars Ijabs, Alexandra Geese, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Strongly believes that the EU response to existing vulnerabilities and dependencies in the digital sphere should be the creation of a federated stack of European digital technologies, a “European digital stack”, consisting of semi-conductors, connectivity solutions, cloud infrastructure, software, as well as data and artificial intelligence, to modernize its economy and digital infrastructure while safeguarding democratic principles and therefore creating a resilient digital ecosystem.

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Amendment 387

Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Notes with concern that Europe's technological sovereignty is critically undermined by a structural shortage of available venture capital and investment financing. Calls upon the European Commission to significantly scale up public-private investment mechanisms, including venture capital funds, strategic investment platforms, and dedicated technology-focused financing tools, specifically targeting startups and scale-ups in critical technology sectors.

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Amendment 388

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9a. Stresses the need to cut red tape for European researchers and entrepreneurs and shorten the period of registration of patents in order to make these attractive to investors and to implement innovations as quickly as possible; recommends that suitable financing be made available for start-ups in order to avoid a brain drain from the European Union and also to enable investment in innovative technologies and strategic areas;

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Amendment 389

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Adam Jarubas, Aura Salla, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Calls on the member states to introduce tax incentives for private investment in digital infrastructure, including fiber deployment, AI supercomputing, and data centers, ensuring that Europe remains competitive in attracting private capital.

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Amendment 390

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 a. Stresses the importance of promoting the take-up of VHC networks to ensure the profitability of private investments in network infrastructure;

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Amendment 391

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Ivars Ijabs, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Alexandra Geese, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 b. Believes that European digital stack should be founded on decentralised governance models, where neither private companies nor governments maintain centralised control, and fair and competitive economic models. The European digital stack should use open standards, embrace interoperability as a design - principles to prevent user and vendor “lock in” and spur innovation by facilitating new market entrants; it should ensure privacy and security by default and by design to prevent exploitation of citizens’ personal data; it should adhere to EU net neutrality rules for the long-term sustainability of Europe’s digital market.

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Amendment 392

Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 b. Stresses the urgent need for stronger incentives to mobilise private sector capital for technology-driven innovation. Encourages the European Commission to introduce targeted fiscal incentives, regulatory simplifications, and risk-sharing instruments designed to attract institutional investors, pension funds, and private equity into the technology and digital sectors; highlights the need to streamline cross-border capital flows within the Single Market to facilitate access to finance for innovative European startups.

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Amendment 393

Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9b. Stresses the importance of the space sector as a high-tech sector forecast to grow significantly, which is why it is necessary to better coordinate public spending and public-private partnerships by supporting the investment made by start-ups and companies that want to expand their activity in the digital sector, including through cross-border cooperation, in order to develop new systems, applications and digital services, while simultaneously ensuring their cybersecurity;

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Amendment 394

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Angelika Niebler, Dimitris Tsiodras, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Matej Tonin, Adam Jarubas, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Christian Ehler, Aura Salla, Eva Maydell, Eszter Lakos, Oliver Schenk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 b. Urges the Commission to simplify the application process for private-sector access to EU funding mechanisms, ensuring that private companies, SMEs, and startups can more easily participate in digital investment programs.

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Amendment 395

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 b. Urges the European Commission to adopt a clear policy for the progressive switch-off of copper networks to promote the take-up of FTTH networks and private investments;

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Amendment 396

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Elena Sancho Murillo, Ivars Ijabs, Alexandra Geese, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 c. Believes that deployment of European digital stack should be firstly focused on areas where critical dependencies exist; Calls on the Commission to prepare a detailed and comprehensive plan for establishing European digital stack that includes communication platforms, storage services, identity and payment systems, as well as, software, protocols and standards that support them;

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Amendment 397

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Aura Salla, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 c. Calls on the Commission to prioritize market-driven investments in digital infrastructure, ensuring that private capital, competition, and innovation drive Europe’s digital transformation. Recognizes that while public funding can act as a catalyst, long-term digital infrastructure development must be led by private investment and competitive market forces.

Or. en

Amendment 398

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 c. Calls on the Commission to promote European technology by introducing a European preference clause in public procurement, while recognising that providers of European solutions may rely on complex ecosystems and global supply chains;

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Amendment 399

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Elena Sancho Murillo, Ivars Ijabs, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Alexandra Geese, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 d. Acknowledges that in order to deploy state of the art digital infrastructure in the EU, huge efforts and funding will be needed at different governance levels within the EU; recognises that for the EU to succeed in building the necessary digital infrastructure, both public and private investments will be needed, therefore using public procurement as a tool to foster deployment and scaling up of open and interoperable alternatives should be encouraged.

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Amendment 400

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 d. Emphasizes the importance of enabling market scale at the national level to reduce fragmentation and improve European companies’ ability to invest and innovate, while continuing to protect fair competition and consumer welfare. Adapt competition policies accordingly, considering the potential long-term benefits of in-market mergers, ensuring that the European industry can compete with global actors;

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Amendment 401

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 d. Calls on the Commission to ensure a level playing field for private digital infrastructure investments, preventing market distortions caused by excessive state aid, subsidies, or protectionist policies that discourage competition.

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Amendment 402

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Angelika Niebler, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Eva Maydell, Oliver Schenk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 e. Calls on the Commission to reallocate unspent funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to strengthen Europe's technological sovereignty, ensuring that remaining financial resources are strategically directed toward key digital and technological infrastructure projects; Urges that these funds prioritize critical technologies, such as AI, semiconductor manufacturing, cybersecurity, and quantum computing, to reduce dependencies on non-EU providers and enhance Europe’s global competitiveness in emerging technologies.

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Amendment 403

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Elena Sancho Murillo, Ivars Ijabs, Alexandra Geese, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 e. Calls the European Commission further develop public interest data platforms, that treat data as a collective resource managed for societal benefit, enabling secure cross-border data sharing among public and private entities for use cases in particular in healthcare, urban planning, and environmental monitoring;

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Amendment 404

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Elena Sancho Murillo, Ivars Ijabs, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Alexandra Geese, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 f. Calls for the European Commission to promote interoperability between public interest and industry-specific data platforms, ensuring seamless flow of data while minimizing administrative burden; Notes that this could be achieved by leveraging market-driven solutions that foster innovation, maintain trust and uphold privacy and security standards;

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Amendment 405

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Adam Jarubas, Aura Salla, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 f. Expects that the public-private financing model will unlock unprecented private investment in AI which will open access to supercomputers for start-ups and industry to supercomputers.

Or. en

Amendment 406

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Ivars Ijabs, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 g. Believes that different sources of revenues to finance European digital infrastructure should be considered, including potential EU own-resources coming from a levy on Very Large Online Platforms exploiting the european infrastructure.

Or. en

Amendment 407

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Elena Sancho Murillo, Ivars Ijabs, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 h (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 h. Believes that European digital stack should be based on EU values and remain open to the like-minded partners from other parts of the world; Calls on the Commission and Member States to continue and add more impetus to the process with United Nations Development Programme on the Digital Public Infrastructure. Calls further on the Commission and Member States to dedicate proper resources to deploy European digital stack, consisting of interoperable, open to all and trusted infrastructure, by 2030 in the EU

Or. en

Amendment 408

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Ivars Ijabs, Alexandra Geese, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 i (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	9 i. Highlights that Europe's excessive dependence on foreign entities in the European payments sector threatens the autonomy and resilience of European payment services. In this regard, the digital euro is an ambitious project striving to reinforce the EU’s sovereignty and preserve the role of public money. As a complement to cash, the digital euro must be trustworthy, secure and easy to use, and it should be designed in a way that allows sufficient anonymity and privacy in small financial transactions. Likewise, it must provide EU citizens with an additional value beyond what is already offered by existing digital payment services and allow the fight against money laundering and tax evasion. The digital euro should preserve public money as a monetary anchor, strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy in the payments’ sector and promote financial inclusion.

Or. en

Amendment 409

Jörgen Warborn

on behalf of the EPP Group

Elena Sancho Murillo

on behalf of the S&D Group

Michał Kobosko

on behalf of the Renew Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Calls on the Commission and the competent committees of the European Parliament to allow life insurance and pension funds to invest in strategic and emerging sectors such as the cloud, cybersecurity, AI and semiconductors; suggests reducing regulation that makes risky assets less attractive by imposing high capital requirements and a prudential principle that is too strict;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 410

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
10. Calls on the Commission and the competent committees of the European Parliament to allow life insurance and pension funds to invest in strategic and emerging sectors such as the cloud, cybersecurity, AI and semiconductors; suggests reducing regulation that makes risky assets less attractive by imposing high capital requirements and a prudential principle that is too strict;	10. Calls on the Commission and the competent committees of the European Parliament to allow life insurance and pension funds to invest in strategic and emerging sectors such as data centres, the cloud, cybersecurity, AI and semiconductors;

Or. en

Amendment 411

Oliver Schenk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10 a. Urgent action is needed to boost EU domestic semiconductor manufacturing, improving supply chain resilience by forming strategic global partnerships, encouraging start-ups and innovation; fostering cross-border collaboration in advanced semiconductor development and by providing financial incentives, regulatory support, and market access.
	It is also crucial to strentghen interaction between research, training, suppliers and a robust public infrastructure to accelerate the path from research, development, testing and finally full-load production. Therefore, in addition to other measures, strengthening the entire network structure must be a key focus in the future. Furthermore, industry must boost its investments into market-oriented research.

Or. en

Amendment 412

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	10 a. Urge the European Commission to leverage investment into strategic components and materials necessary for an autonomous European digital infrastructure ecosystem including fibre, cables, chips and semiconductors;

Or. en

Amendment 413

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Ivars Ijabs, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Requests the Commission and the competent committees of the European Parliament to review the legal framework of important projects of common European interest (IPCEIs) to include exemptions for strategic mergers and acquisitions where a project responds to a sovereignty issue;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 414

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
11. Requests the Commission and the competent committees of the European Parliament to review the legal framework of important projects of common European interest (IPCEIs) to include exemptions for strategic mergers and acquisitions where a project responds to a sovereignty issue;	11. Invites the Commission to propose a review of the legal framework of important projects of common European interest (IPCEIs) to include exemptions for strategic mergers and acquisitions where a project responds to a sovereignty issue for one or more Member States, but also to make authorisation and funding procedures significantly faster;

Or. fr

Amendment 415

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Adam Jarubas, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Christian Ehler, Aura Salla, Eva Maydell, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Stresses the need for continued investments in the construction of new submarine cables to ensure redundancy; welcomes the EU’s role in co-financing such projects to enhance digital infrastructure and connectivity across Member States.

Or. en

Amendment 416

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	11 a. Calls on the Commission to urgently reform the IPCEI funding mechanisms by reducing bureaucracy and focusing on impactful allocations to support the continued development of AI and edge-cloud infrastructure at scale;

Or. en

Amendment 417

Jörgen Warborn

on behalf of the EPP Group

Elena Sancho Murillo

on behalf of the S&D Group

Michał Kobosko

on behalf of the Renew Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
12. Calls on the Commission to remove two regulations for each new regulation created in strategic sectors, based on the model of the US ‘One-In, Two-Out’ Executive Order;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 418

Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Notes that in order to truly have technological sovereignty, the EU must have viable commercial alternatives. The EU must urgently pursue a comprehensive agenda of deregulation, simplification, and bureaucracy reduction to foster an innovation-friendly environment capable of supporting competitive European alternatives to dominant global digital players. Excessive administrative burdens, fragmented regulatory frameworks, and over complex compliance procedures disproportionately impact European start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs, limiting their capacity to compete at a global level. The EU should therefore prioritise regulatory streamlining, ensuring that legislation is proportionate, innovation-driven, and does not stifle the development of European technological solutions

Or. en

Amendment 419

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12a. Regrets the lack of ambition in the Commission’s latest Omnibus package and calls for a genuine simplification of the EU regulatory framework in order to drastically reduce the administrative and financial burdens on companies operating in the EU, in particular micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; stresses the need to put an end to the increase in European legislation; calls on the Member States to avoid excessive transposition resulting in administrative overload;

Or. fr

Amendment 420

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Calls on the Commission to propose evidence-based and publicly available legislation, with impact assessments that take due account of the effects on European competitiveness in all digital infrastructure policy areas;

Or. en

Amendment 421

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 a. Welcomes the announcement for a Business Wallet aiming at significantly simplifying the interconnection between businesses and public authorities.

Or. en

Amendment 422

Aura Salla

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 b. Calls for the strict application of a One-In Two-Out regulatory burden reduction principle specifically for emerging strategic technology sectors in order to help European companies to scale and grow. This approach ensures that for every new regulatory compliance requirement introduced at the EU level, at least two existing regulatory burdens on businesses in these sectors are identified and removed or simplified. Calls on the European Commission to develop a dedicated service with a structured mechanism for regulatory burden reduction including the possibility to rapidly conduct impact assessments and rapidly withdraw dated or redundant requirements.

Or. en

Amendment 423

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Angelika Niebler, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Adam Jarubas, Christian Ehler, Aura Salla, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 b. Calls on the Commission to introduce an omnibus for simplification of the digital industry. It should not be limited to but include GDPR and AI-Act.

Or. en

Amendment 424

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 c. Emphasises the need for new legislative proposals to be aligned with better regulation principles, ensuring that any new digital policy measure is accompanied by an impact assessment, including a Competitiveness, SME and Mid-caps check that evaluates whether the regulation is necessary, proportionate, and does not create unnecessary burdens on businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises.

Or. en

Amendment 425

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Adam Jarubas, Eva Maydell, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 d. Calls for the establishment of regulatory sandboxes for AI and other digital technologies, allowing companies to test new digital technologies in a controlled environment without facing full regulatory burdens.

Or. en

Amendment 426

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Angelika Niebler, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Adam Jarubas, Aura Salla, Eva Maydell, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 e. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a 28th legal regime, recognizing that a single, harmonized set of EU-wide rules will be a game changer for digital infrastructure investment and innovation; Believes that reducing regulatory fragmentation across 27 national legal regimes will boost private investment, lower compliance costs, and accelerate the deployment of next-generation digital infrastructure; Encourages the Commission to ensure that this framework specifically addresses regulatory barriers in digital infrastructure, such as permitting, tax incentives, cross-border data flows, to create a true Digital Single Market

Or. en

Amendment 427

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Aura Salla, Adam Jarubas, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	12 f. Calls for the introduction of the ‘One-In, Two-Out’ principle in the digital and connectivity sectors, ensuring that for every additional euro in regulatory costs introduced by a new EU regulation, two euros in existing regulatory costs are eliminated

Or. en

Amendment 428

Jörgen Warborn

on behalf of the EPP Group

Elena Sancho Murillo

on behalf of the S&D Group

Michał Kobosko

on behalf of the Renew Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
13. Calls on the Commission to reform the European electricity market by putting an end to the merit order mechanism, which aligns prices to the most expensive sources, and by re-establishing a context in which nuclear can supply competitive, stable electricity;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 429

Christian Ehler, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Axel Voss, Jüri Ratas, Hildegard Bentele, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Paulius Saudargas, Aura Salla, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 a. Highlights that digital infrastructure is the backbone of our economy, and its importance will only rise in the future. A comprehensive assessment of the composition of digital infrastructure is required to adequately analyse the state of play, assess risks, and coordinate action. Digital infrastructure is composed of hardware, software, and services. The hardware layer includes Computing and Connectivity Infrastructure as well as supporting services such as Energy infrastructure. The software layer includes operating systems, Cloud, Data, Web & AI Ecosystems, and Digital Applications. The service layer provides intermediation between the users and the hardware/software layers in areas like commerce, advertising, search, digital libraries, communications, and others.

Or. en

Amendment 430

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13a. Urges the Commission to propose a long-term nuclear strategy that is not limited solely to small modular reactors or nuclear fusion research, but also includes support for the deployment of large reactors and the development of generation IV reactors; notes that, in spite of the many decades when nuclear energy was neglected, to the benefit of intermittent energy sources, the Union now has a dominant position in the global nuclear sector, with firms covering the entire technological spectrum; emphasises the need to maintain this position;

Or. fr

Amendment 431

Michał Kobosko, Christophe Grudler, Elena Sancho Murillo, Ivars Ijabs, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Alexandra Geese, Engin Eroglu

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 a. Recognizes that EU needs more skilled professionals in all digital fields to be able to meet the objectives and targets we set out for the Union; Calls for the Member States to develop appropriate policies so as to attract best pool of world’s talents to support and develop EU digital innovations.

Or. en

Amendment 432

Stefan Berger

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 a. Underscores that DLTs, such as blockchain, and ZKP systems can contribute to the development of more resilient digital infrastructures within the Union, as they incorporate strong security and data-management mechanisms that foster trust among users, thereby strengthening our digital resilience.

Or. en

Amendment 433

Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 a. Highlights that electronic communication networks play a fundamental role in the achieving of a Europe’s digital infrastructure and technological sovereignty.

Or. en

Amendment 434

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Adam Jarubas, Aura Salla, Eva Maydell, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure a reliable and sufficient energy supply to support the digital infrastructure of the future;

Or. en

Amendment 435

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 a. Highlights the complementarity between the digital and telecommunications sectors;

Or. en

Amendment 436

Christian Ehler, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Axel Voss, Jüri Ratas, Hildegard Bentele, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Paulius Saudargas, Pilar del Castillo Vera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 b. Since digital infrastructure is the backbone of our economy, there should be a base-layer of Digital Public Infrastructure that ensures sovereignty and a competition-friendly market environment. The market has not developed this base-layer in important areas, which has led to monopolies and reliance on foreign actors. Therefore, the European Union must take the lead in creating a strong foundation for digital public infrastructure which benefits the economic competitiveness, strategic autonomy, safety and security of its’ citizens and businesses. Digital Public Infrastructure should be defined as the infrastructure base-layer to enable European companies to flourish in European markets and beyond.

Or. en

Amendment 437

Stefan Berger

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 b. Acknowledges that DLTs and ZKP are driving the development of innovative European services and products with significant capabilities across a multitude of sectors, including supply chain, Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), and fighting counterfeiting, sustainability reporting, carbon credit markets, and health data management, among others. Stresses that these technological innovations are not only shaping our digital future but are also actively addressing important European policy goals, including the legal age verification, the fight against fake news, the Digital Product Passport, and the improvement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) registration.

Or. en

Amendment 438

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Adam Jarubas, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Aura Salla, Eva Maydell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 b. Calls on the Commission to accelerate the deployment of new energy technologies across the EU by establishing a common standard for approval of small modular reactors (SMRs); Emphasizes that SMRs offer a scalable and flexible solution for powering data centers, cloud infrastructure and quantum computing, reducing dependence on fossil fuels.

Or. en

Amendment 439

Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 b. Calls on the Commission to present, within the framework of the new Digital Networks Act, initiatives to restore balance in the digital ecosystem, ensuring equal conditions and uniform rules for all service providers, promoting fair competition throughout the entire and digital value chain.

Or. en

Amendment 440

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 b. Recognises that the digital skills gap remains a key challenge for the global competitiveness of European digital solutions and recommends the protection of vulnerable groups such as the young people, the elderly and the digital (or IT) illiterate;

Or. en

Amendment 441

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Auke Zijlstra, Barbara Bonte, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13b. Calls on the Commission to include and support the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing and recycling sector in future updates to the Waste Framework Directive;

Or. fr

Amendment 442

Christian Ehler, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Axel Voss, Jüri Ratas, Hildegard Bentele, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Paulius Saudargas, Pilar del Castillo Vera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 c. European Digital Public Infrastructure should be stimulated by coordinated actions at EU level to ensure the presence and competitiveness of European providers as well as a competitive market environment. These objectives will not be achieved through regulation alone and will require significant public investment. The forthcoming MFF should therefore include additional funding for this purpose, focussing on EU added value and financing the base-layer of European Digital Public Infrastructure.

Or. en

Amendment 443

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Auke Zijlstra, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13c. Calls on the Commission to involve the Member States and nuclear stakeholders when preparing the future Nuclear Illustrative Programme (PINC); calls for the future PINC to include not just a list of the investments to be made, but also recommendations, particularly financial recommendations;

Or. fr

Amendment 444

Stefan Berger

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 c. Emphasizes that fostering these technological advancements and integrating them into pro-innovation and future-proof European legislation can boost the global competitiveness of European products and services, while also being crucial for preserving our autonomy and achieving the Union's technological sovereignty.

Or. en

Amendment 445

Jörgen Warborn, Tomas Tobé, Iuliu Winkler, Niels Flemming Hansen, Wouter Beke, Dimitris Tsiodras, Matej Tonin, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Adam Jarubas, Aura Salla, Eva Maydell, Eszter Lakos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 c. Calls on the Commission to recognize the importance of embracing technology neutrality to ensure a reliable and sufficient energy supply to support the digital infrastructure of the future

Or. en

Amendment 446

Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 c. Stresses the importance of having a clear and standardized of sovereign cloud infrastructure, referring to the European values and the EU legislation.

Or. en

Amendment 447

Francesco Torselli

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 c. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that critical entities and data centres are entitled to priority access to energy in case of emergencies;

Or. en

Amendment 448

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13d. Calls on the Commission to promote cooperation among Member States to ensure better surveillance and protection of submarine cables linked to the continent of Europe and related infrastructure; recommends financing projects allowing Member States to develop and acquire underwater and surface drones for this purpose; underlines the need to strengthen the cyber resilience of such infrastructure; suggests that solidarity mechanisms be put in place to ensure that the Member States with cable landing points are not solely responsible for this critical infrastructure;

Or. fr

Amendment 449

Stefan Berger

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 d. Recalls its position that the Union shall seize the opportunity to become a global leader in DLT and to play a credible role in influencing its global development and markets, in partnership with our international allies. Reminds and reiterates the Parliament's call to the Commission to monitor advancements in DLTs, including blockchain, and to specifically consider these technologies to enhance various European policy areas such as international trade, taxation, infrastructure security, the financial sector, health sector, transportation, education, and Intellectual Property Rights.

Or. en

Amendment 450

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 d. The funding under the forthcoming MFF should focus on active capacity building in the following hardware, software, and service areas: High-Performance Computing, Quantum computing, encryption and communication, Connectivity, Cloud, Data, Web & AI Ecosystems, and digital libraries.

Or. en

Amendment 451

Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 d. Reiterates the importance of fostering a national market scale to reduce fragmentation and strengthen European companies’ ability to invest and innovate, while ensuring the protection of fair competition and consumer welfare.

Or. en

Amendment 452

Stefan Berger

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 e. To strengthen its status as a global leader in DLT, urges the Commission to develop pro-innovation and future-proof policy and legislative strategies, including pilot initiatives. This should encompass the integration of DLTs in areas like the Digital Product Passport, Intellectual Property Rights, and combating counterfeiting, including the upcoming review of the Copyright Regulation. Recognizing the critical role of legal age verification in creating a secure and responsible European digital space, emphasizing the need for robust verification methods, particularly those leveraging privacy-preserving technologies, and acknowledging the great potential of Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) systems for data management and the verification of attributes, urges the European Commission to examine the use of ZKPs and blockchain for the legal age verification throughout the EU.

Or. en

Amendment 453

Massimiliano Salini, Letizia Moratti

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 e. Recognizes the importance of the EU Action Plan on Cable Security and highlights the urgency of its full and timely implementation. In light of the current geopolitical context, it urges increased investment in technologies produced in Europe, such as autonomous underwater vehicles and specialized vessels, to strengthen the security and resilience of subsea and offshore infrastructures, including data and electricity cables. Given the high sensitivity of digital infrastructures such as subsea cables, as well as the importance of the services they provide, it calls for the establishment of an EU-based rapid-response repair fleet to ensure quick recovery and operational continuity in the event of disruptions.

Or. en

Amendment 454

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 e. The EU Cloud and AI Development Act should aim to actively build industrial capacity and harmonize standards to create a European single market for cloud and AI. EU Cloud and AI Capacity must be a centerpiece of the EU’s Digital Public Infrastructure, including through financing under the forthcoming MFF

Or. en

Amendment 455

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13e. Underlines the importance of continuing to finance submarine cable projects through the Connecting Europe Facility; recalls that the increase in the number of submarine cables linking Europe to the rest of the world makes Europe's digital infrastructure more resilient;

Or. fr

Amendment 456

Stefan Berger

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 f. Urges the Commission to thoroughly examine the opportunities presented by the European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI)—a European distributed ledger technology comprising interconnected nodes managed by Member States, designed to deliver blockchain-based public services—to promote increased involvement from Member States in the upcoming EUROPEUM Consortium. Additionally, it advocates for the creation of a clear roadmap to enhance public-private collaboration in all Member States, allowing the industry to effectively utilize this infrastructure.

Or. en

Amendment 457

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Mathilde Androuët, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13f. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation to support the robotisation of European industries, in addition to the initiatives to promote Industry 4.0 in the Digital Europe Programme and Horizon Europe; emphasises that Europe's industrial production must be automated if it is to be able to compete once again on the global stage, particularly against non-EU competitors; notes that in the long term this will save industrial jobs that would otherwise have been lost as a result of that competition;

Or. fr

Amendment 458

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 f. As digital connectivity infrastructure, such as Fibre, 5G and 6G will be crucial for industrial competitiveness in the future, the forthcoming MFF should include large-scale deployment funds for network infrastructure, bridging the existing deployment gap to achieve the 2030 Digital Decade targets and creating pan-European 5G coverage for citizens’ use and the successful deployment of Industry 4.0 tools.

Or. en

Amendment 459

Aleksandar Nikolic, Julie Rechagneux, Barbara Bonte, Mathilde Androuët, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Mélanie Disdier, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Pascale Piera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13g. Calls on the Commission to review its 'no net land take by 2050' target so as not to penalise companies that want to develop an industrial footprint within the EU; underlines the anachronistic nature of this target, which was set in 2011, at a time when reindustrialisation had become a sovereignty issue for the Member States; calls for the introduction of special incentives for relocating production sites;

Or. fr

Amendment 460

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 g. Notes that HPC centres must ensure accessibility for developers and deployers of AI Foundation Models, Generative AI, and Applied AI: the Euro-HPC Centres should be workable for these use cases and particularly SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups. This is essential to developing European technological sovereignty. This must be seemlessly complemented by initiatives to enable the development and deployment of AI in the EU, such as adjustments to the GDPR.

Or. en

Amendment 461

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 h (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 h. Believes that additional funding under the forthcoming MFF must be allocated to the development of semiconductor production capacities as well as other next-generation semiconductor technologies and processes (e.g. photonic chips, wide-bandgap chips as well as design, manufacturing, test, assembly and advanced packaging) within the EU.

Or. en

Amendment 462

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 i (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 i. Recognizes that cloud services are fundamental to a wide range of computational activities and the European economy as a whole. In our digitalizing economy, cloud is a fundamental service that is essential to doing business across sectors;

Or. en

Amendment 463

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 j (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 j. Intensifying European action on standardization is urgently needed. The existing EU legal framework and the working structures of the European standardization system are a solid basis to deliver standards in a timely and efficient manner. However, further engagement, especially improvements of its implementation by the Commission are necessary. The Commission must increase its engagement within the existing global standardization structures and focus on the international uptake of European standards through a bottom-up approach, avoiding turning Europe into a standard island through over-engagement or centralization.

Or. en

Amendment 464

Christian Ehler, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Axel Voss, Jüri Ratas, Hildegard Bentele, Angelika Niebler, Andrea Wechsler, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Paulius Saudargas, Pilar del Castillo Vera

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 k (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	13 k. As part of the forthcoming MFF, the European Union must commit to increased spending for technological sovereignty. This should include a dedicated envelope for development and deployment of the digital public infrastructure layers described above as well as additional funds to ensure competition-friendly market environments in other digital areas.

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