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White paper on the future of European defence
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Amendment 87
Rasa Juknevičienė
on behalf of the PPE Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
White paper on the future of European defence
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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| 12. Expects the white paper on the future of European defence to identify the most pressing threats, structural risks and competitors, and define the extent to which the EU can develop contingency plans to ensure mutual support in the event of large-scale security crises, and help Europe anticipate, prepare for and deter potential aggressors and defend itself in the short and long term, in order to become a credible power and European pillar within NATO; | 12. Expects the white paper on the future of European defence to identify the most pressing threats, structural risks and competitors, and define the extent to which the EU can develop contingency plans to ensure mutual support in the event of large-scale security crises, and help Europe anticipate, prepare for and deter potential aggressors and defend itself in the short and long term, in order to become a credible power and European pillar within NATO; underlines that the protection of EU land, air and maritime borders contributes to the security of the entire EU, in particular the EU’s eastern border, and thus stresses that the East Shield and Baltic Defence Line should be the flagship EU projects for fostering deterrence and overcoming potential threats from the East; |
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Amendment 88
Rasa Juknevičienė
on behalf of the PPE Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
White paper on the future of European defence
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
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| 50. Welcomes the proposal for European Defence Projects of Common Interest on the development of common capabilities that go beyond the financial means of a single Member State; believes that these projects should be used to support the industrial and technological capacities that underpin the major common priorities of several Member States and in fields such as strategic enablers, particularly in space and European air defence, to act on the whole spectrum of threats, military mobility, in particular strategic and tactical air transport, deep strikes, drone and anti-drone technologies, missiles and munitions, and artificial intelligence, in order to develop sovereign infrastructure and critical enablers; emphasises that pragmatism must prevail due to the sheer number of priorities and the need to mobilise new resources; considers, in that regard, that the EU should focus on rapidly available and proven European technologies that reduce our dependencies and improve our security; highlights the need to support the development of pan-European value chains in EU defence cooperation by incorporating companies throughout the Union and to boost competitiveness in the sector by various means, such as mergers and champions; considers, furthermore, that instead of focusing on fair return, our defence policies should encourage the growth of EU centres of excellence; | 50. Welcomes the proposal for European Defence Projects of Common Interest on the development of common capabilities that go beyond the financial means of a single Member State; believes that these projects should be used to support the industrial and technological capacities that underpin the major common priorities of several Member States and in fields such as external border protection and defence, in particular in the land domain, as well as strategic enablers, particularly in space and European air defence, to act on the whole spectrum of threats, military mobility, in particular strategic and tactical air transport, deep strikes, drone and anti-drone technologies, missiles and munitions, and artificial intelligence, in order to develop sovereign infrastructure and critical enablers; emphasises that pragmatism must prevail due to the sheer number of priorities and the need to mobilise new resources; considers, in that regard, that the EU should focus, where possible, on rapidly available and proven European technologies that gradually reduce our dependencies and improve our security; highlights the need to support the development of pan-European value chains in EU defence cooperation by incorporating companies throughout the Union and to boost competitiveness in the sector by various means, such as mergers and champions; considers, furthermore, that instead of focusing on fair return, our defence policies should encourage the growth of EU centres of excellence; |
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B100150/2025 } RC1/Am. 89
Amendment 89
Rasa Juknevičienė
on behalf of the PPE Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
White paper on the future of European defence
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
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| 61. Strongly believes that European preference should be the cornerstone of all EU policies related to the European defence market, as a strategic imperative aimed at protecting European expertise, in order to strengthen European defence capabilities on a long-term basis and as EU taxpayer money must create added value on EU territory; underlines that the European preference principle must be reflected in EU defence regulations in clear and unambiguous eligibility criteria both for entities and for products; | 61. Considers that European preference must be the guiding principle and long-term ambition of EU policies related to the European defence market, in order to develop and protect European technological excellence; stresses, however, that such preference must not be pursued at the expense of the defence readiness of the Union, given the extent of international supply and value chains in the defence sector; |
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Amendment 90
Rasa Juknevičienė
on behalf of the PPE Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
White paper on the future of European defence
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
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| 69. Strongly supports the idea that EU Member States must increase their defence and security financing to new levels; notes that some Member States have already increased their defence spending to 5 % of GDP and insists that the current security environment and the multiple, complex and evolving security threats require Member States to increase their defence spending to at least 3 % of GDP; | 69. Strongly supports the idea that EU Member States must increase their defence and security financing to new levels; notes that some Member States have already increased their defence spending to 5 % of GDP and insists that the current security environment and the multiple, complex and evolving security threats require Member States to increase their defence spending to at least 3 % of GDP by 2026 and to reach 4 % by 2028; |
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Amendment 91
Rasa Juknevičienė
on behalf of the PPE Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
White paper on the future of European defence
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 a (new)
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| 72a. Believes that environmental, social and governance criteria and taxonomy rules and their interpretation by rating agencies are an obstacle to ensuring increased public finance for defence, and hence calls on the Commission to address this issue by, among other things, adapting the regulation on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector1 with a view to explicitly ruling out a classification of the defence industry as sustainably or socially harmful; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector, OJ L 317, 9.12.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/2088/oj. |
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Amendment 92
Rasa Juknevičienė
on behalf of the PPE Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
White paper on the future of European defence
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 a (new)
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| 76a. Underlines the need to enhance our partnerships with like-minded countries, particularly those in Europe, such as the UK and Norway; calls for a broad EU-UK security pact, also covering key subjects such as energy, migration and critical minerals; points to the added value of fostering our relationships with global partners such as the US, Japan and Australia; |
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Amendment 93
Rasa Juknevičienė
on behalf of the PPE Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
White paper on the future of European defence
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 b (new)
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| 76b. Calls on the EU Heads of State or Government to consider establishing a European security council that would include, among others, the United Kingdom and Norway; |
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Amendment 94
Rasa Juknevičienė
on behalf of the PPE Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
White paper on the future of European defence
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 c (new)
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| 76c. Calls for enhanced cooperation with Western Balkan countries in the area of defence industries; emphasises that Western Balkan countries have significant expertise in defence industries and that the EU should consider procuring military equipment from Western Balkan countries; emphasises that this approach would help make Western Balkan countries stronger allies of the EU; |
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Amendment 95
Rasa Juknevičienė
on behalf of the PPE Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
White paper on the future of European defence
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 d (new)
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| 76d. Believes that every effort must be made to maintain and, if possible, foster transatlantic cooperation in every field of the military and defence sector, while recalling the need to foster European defence and develop greater sovereignty; |
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