Jeannette Baljeu

(b) Draws attention to the recommendation of the Niinistö report on the need of further work on priority dual- use transport corridors for civilian and defence-related logistics, and to extend...

AMENDMENTS 5 - 201 - Draft opinion Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality

The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall set long-term milestones and indicators to monitor the timely and effective implementation of enabling conditions.

12. Welcomes the objective of simplifying the legal and administrative frameworks as proposed in the Defence Readiness Omnibus and the upcoming joint communication on military mobility 2025;...

AMENDMENTS 5 - 201 - Draft opinion Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality

While some enabling policies have already been implemented and their impact is already visible, this is not yet the case for all. To ensure that the 2040 climate target remains credible and...

(a) Calls on the Commission to take future military capability and mobility needs into account when developing the EU energy system; notes with concern that the EU is highly import-dependent...

(b) Highlights successful initiatives such as the Dutch–German–Polish Enablement and Sustainment (ESN) corridor with NATO, which addresses obstacles to fast military movements from sea ports...

(a) Highlights the need to integrate fuel and energy resilience into military mobility planning by embedding strategic fuel depots, pipeline connections, and refuelling infrastructure along...

8. Calls on the Commission to propose further actions with the urgent aim of integrating and coordinating the EU’s approach to removing all existing military mobility obstacles; urgently...

20. Highlights that given Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the eastern flank of the EU is particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks and hybrid threats, which requires prioritisation of...

AMENDMENTS 5 - 201 - Draft opinion Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality

The Commission shall monitor the availability and cost of key decarbonisation inputs. In case of significant shortfalls threatening industrial competitiveness, it shall introduce targeted and...

18. Highlights the importance of creating logistics hubs along the military mobility corridors on transport roads, rail, port, inland waterway, pipeline and (regional) airport...

(a) Calls for the forthcoming European Port Strategy to incorporate the priorities outlined above, ensuring that port development contributes to both civilian and military resilience;

23. Recalls that all EU military mobility corridors play a crucial role in the EU’s security and defence; stresses the strategic importance of EU ports as dual- use hubs for military mobility,...

AMENDMENTS 1 - 171 - Draft report Amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality

While some enabling policies have already been implemented and their impact is already visible, this is not yet the case for all. To ensure that the 2040 climate target remains credible and...

5. Calls on the Commission to amend Regulation 1107/2009 to allow the Member States to accelerate the assessment of applications for biological control products, to facilitate the renewal...

F b. whereas, despite accelerated authorisation procedures, certain crops may still face a shortage of viable protection alternatives, potentially undermining the productivity and...

10. Calls on the Commission to assess the needs for additional funding for training and employing additional staff within the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Commission, in order to...

B a. whereas the average time between the request for authorisation and the placing on the market of a biocontrol agent can take up to 10 years;

1. Calls on the Commission to provide a clear legal definition of biological control agents, clear data requirements and updated guidance documents that create together a...

Short-term actions: A simple accelerated authorisation process

12. Calls on the European Commission and on Member States to foster investment in research and development of biocontrol technologies and to prioritise research into...

9. Recognises the high substitution potential of biological control approaches in reducing the dependency on ‘traditional’ PPPs; stresses that biological control agents offer targeted action with...

F a. whereas over the past six years, more than 70 active substances have been withdrawn or not renewed; whereas the phase-out of ‘traditional’ PPPs, without viable alternatives, poses a...

I a. whereas the effective deployment of biocontrol products often depends on adapted application techniques highlighting the need for continued investment in training, infrastructure, and...

9 a. Underlines that biocontrol agents have specific characteristics and different risk profiles from ‘traditional PPP’;

9 b. Stresses that biocontrol agents require clear and adapted data requirements, assessment procedures and approval timelines;

7. Calls on the Member States to provide technical support to applicants, especially SMEs, during the application preparation process, to create simple procedures and to designate...

3. Considers that the Member States should expedite application processes by automatically extending the authorisation of already authorised PPPs containing solely biological control...

9 d. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility to streamline zonal assessment procedures for biocontrol products under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, including the possibility of...

11. Stresses that providing adequate funding and staff are essential to prevent undue delays in the authorisation process and to accelerate the uptake of biocontrol agents; calls...