Georgios Aftias

5. Underlines that the current structure of the defence industrial landscape leads to unnecessary duplications and inefficiencies and hampers the strengthening of defence readiness; underlines...

14. Underlines the need to simplify and abolish hurdles related to intra-EU transfers and cross-border participation in defence programmes, including mutual recognition of criteria,...

13a. Calls on the Commission to clarify the application of sustainability rules to conventional defence activities, in line with the simplified procedures proposed under the general budget for...

11. Calls on Member States to apply a ‘buy European’ approach, which prioritises the common procurement and increased production of purely European defence products from the European...

10a. Underlines that, in the application of EU competition and State aid rules, the Commission must prioritise the unity and integrity of the single market to avoid distortions of competition...

Q. whereas there is an ongoing housing crisis in Europe that affects mainly low- and middle-income households; whereas the loss of purchasing power within low- and middle-income households...

2. Welcomes the proposals set out in the ‘ReArm Europe’ plan to offer Member States greater budgetary flexibility, in particular the loan facility under the EUR 150 billion ‘Security Action for...

4. Calls on the Commission to consolidate and clarify the ‘defence’ envelope provided for in the 2028-2034 MFF, exploring all options to support Member States’ defence investments without...

4. Calls on the Commission to consolidate and clarify the ‘defence’ envelope provided for in the 2028-2034 MFF, exploring all options to support Member States’ defence investments without...

6. Stresses the importance of improving the accessibility and consistency of European investment support funds for EDTIB companies by adjusting eligibility criteria, simplifying application...

2. Welcomes the proposals set out in the ‘ReArm Europe’ plan to offer Member States greater budgetary flexibility, in particular the loan facility under the EUR 150 billion ‘Security Action for...

13. Recalls that programmes under Heading 1 play a key role in supporting research and innovation, increasing the Union’s competitiveness, driving growth, economic development and job creation with...

15. Calls on increasing the CEF Energy investments for an improved functioning and a deeper integration of energy markets, through modernisation of infrastructure, enhanced transmission and...

19. Underlines the key role cohesion policy plays in delivering on Union policy priorities, improving peoples’ quality of life and boosting the Union economy by contributing to fair and sustainable...

24. Underlines the importance of a stronger Health Union and enhanced protection, prevention, preparedness and response against human health hazards; highlights the vital role that the EU4Health...

25. Reiterates its unwavering support for promoting the learning mobility of young people and researchers; proposes to reinforce, against this background, the Union flagship programme Erasmus+,...

44. Reiterates the importance of ensuring proper implementation of the Asylum and Migration Pact, in full compliance with international human rights law, and of respecting the principles of...

49. Recalls the highly unstable geopolitical situation and international environment around the Union giving rise to greater security and defence challenges since the beginning of Russia’s war of...

36. Emphasises that farmers and rural communities are vital contributors to quality, healthy food, food security and that they play a key role in the preservation of rural areas and in countering...

13. Calls for public funding not to be used as subsidies, but rather as a catalyst to mobilise private investments and make more private funding available to businesses and micro...

14. Calls on the Commission to introduce flexibility in the implementation of Basel III requirements so as to ensure more lending is made available to SMEs and scale-ups; notes that appropriate...

8a. Calls for the establishment of a protected, seizure-exempt business bank account for SMEs, tied to a proportion of their turnover, in order to ensure operational liquidity and prevent...

13a. Urges the Commission to examine the establishment of a permanent liquidity support mechanism for SMEs, modelled after effective temporary measures such as repayable advances, which...

17. Understands that mobilising European institutional investors, notably insurance companies and pension funds, is key to reducing the scale-up gap; notes that an increase in the share of venture...

AMENDMENTS 52 - 210 - Draft opinion European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)

If considered to be appropriate by the Member State or the associated country in which the legal entity is established, additional guarantees may be provided. Any Member State may issue duly...

AMENDMENTS 52 - 210 - Draft opinion European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)

(b) access by a non-associated third country or by a non-associated third- country entity to sensitive information relating to the action is prevented and the employees or other persons involved in...

AMENDMENTS 52 - 210 - Draft opinion European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)

By way of derogation from paragraph 4, a legal entity established in the Union or in an associated country and controlled by a non-associated third country or a non- associated third-country entity...

AMENDMENTS 52 - 210 - Draft opinion European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)

The Commission shall discuss with concerned Member States how to best address the risks identified. The Commission shall issue a duly justified opinion addressed to the Member States concerned...

AMENDMENTS 52 - 210 - Draft opinion European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’)

(b a) (c) the ownership of intellectual property arising from actions referred to in Article 13(1), point (d), is not subject to restriction by a non-associated third country or a non-...

21. Insists on the benefits of pre- accession funds, both for countries with EU candidate status and for the EU itself, as the funding creates more stability in the region; to that end,...