Wouter Beke

12. Urges the EU and its Member States to treat Ukraine as an integral part of the single market for defence to the utmost extent possible, taking into account the fact that Ukraine is...

8. Considers that the absence of a harmonised EU export control system continues to generate obstacles to the functioning of a single market for defence through its impact on intra-EU transfers;...

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

16. Stresses the need to develop a more proactive role for the EU in sustaining investment in dual-use technologies and products, in particular when they are part of the supply chains of defence...

3. Stresses that only a true single market for defence can provide the means required to truly establish and maintain a competitive and resilient European Defence Technological and Industrial Base...

D a. whereas a resilient, competitive and innovative European defence industrial base is essential to deliver on the Strategic Compass and to ensure the EU’s ability to deter and defend in...

1. Believes that the dramatic challenges faced by the Union and its Member States require a complete rethinking of the way they cooperate on defence matters; underlines that the EU must...

7. Believes that the current EU legislative frameworks do not provide conditions for procurement of goods with fast innovation cycles, such as in the area of drone development; expresses concern...

13. Believes that the implementation of Directive 2009/81/EC on defence and sensitive security procurement needs to be significantly improved and calls on the Commission to propose an ambitious...

(27) Before 1 July 2027, and every two years thereafter, the Commission should evaluate the evolution of the key parameters that justified the adoption of this Regulation,...

(26) The Commission should assess at the latest within 6 months following the adoption of this Regulation the necessity to adjust the scope of products covered by this Regulation and if...

(25 c) The EU downstream steel processing industry, comprising thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises which transform semi-finished steel into specialised, high-value products, plays...

2. Before 1 July 2027, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the effectiveness and consequences of this Regulation, both for primary...

1. By [Publications Office: insert the date 6 months after the adoption of this draft Regulation] the Commission shall assess the necessity of amending the product scope of this...

Article 8a Fair access to tariff-rate quotas The Commission may, by implementing act, establish conditions to ensure that tariff-rate quotas are accessed primarily by Union users or...

(25 a) Experience in the administration of tariff-rate quotas under the Safeguard Regulation has shown that certain operators place significant volumes of steel products under customs...

Product categories covered by this regulation This Regulation shall apply to all products with a steel content exceeding 95%.

(25 b) The Union steel sector comprises not only primary steel producers but also a wide range of downstream manufacturing industries that process steel into intermediate and end-use products....

15. Calls for appropriate measures to be taken to facilitate and incentivise the European defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB), including through private investment and a more...

11. Stresses – given the rapid deterioration of the geopolitical context – the need to replenish depleted stocks, close critical capability gaps and ensure interoperability of armed forces;...

17. Calls for EU military mobility corridors to the eastern flank to be extended, including to Ukraine, and for these to be equipped with the necessary military energy infrastructure;...

9. Stresses the Union’s obligation and strategic long-term global interest in maintaining the rules-based international order; urges the Commission and Member States to further deepen existing...

22. Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to reinforce CSDP missions with flexible, modular mandates adapted to security contexts and host country needs; stresses the need for adequate and...

10. Expresses its dismay at the current ambiguity of the EU-US defence and security relationship; acknowledges NATO’s crucial role for Europe’s collective defence but warns of the risks posed by...

31. Stresses that NATO remains a crucial component of collective transatlantic territorial defence and that the EU and NATO play complementary and mutually reinforcing roles in enhancing...

5. Notes with concern Russia’s intensified militarisation and its aggressive posture, increased climate change-driven competition in the Arctic and malign activities in European territorial waters...

18. Welcomes recent substantial defence expenditure increases; notes the focus on national defence spending, which leaves critical issues around fragmentation, potential budgetary and operational...

8. Notes the dichotomy between the very high levels of public support for a CSDP and the varying support by Member States for its implementation, despite the unprecedented threats and changing...

14. Calls for the completion of the single market for defence; calls for the removal of the political, economic and regulatory barriers and practices in Member States that...

29 a. Calls for the transformation of the EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) into a permanent EU military training and advisory mission with a broadened...