P8_TA(2018)0275 European Defence Industrial Development Programme ***I European Parliament legislative resolution of 3 July 2018 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry (COM(2017)0294 — C8-0180/2017 — 2017/0125(COD)) P8_TC1-COD(2017)0125 Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 3 July 2018 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2018/… of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry
Date: 2018-07-03
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, EU programme, competitiveness, defence policy, development plan, financial aid, industrial development, innovation, inter-company cooperation, research and development








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8.4.2020   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/213






P8_TA(2018)0275
European Defence Industrial Development Programme ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 3 July 2018 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry (COM(2017)0294 — C8-0180/2017 — 2017/0125(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
(2020/C 118/31)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2017)0294),










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having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 173 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0180/2017),










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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 7 December 2017 (1),










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after consulting the Committee of the Regions,










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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 69f(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 7 June 2018 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A8-0037/2018),












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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;












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Approves the joint statement by Parliament and the Council annexed to this resolution, which will be published in the L series of the Official Journal of the European Union together with the final legislative act;












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Takes note of the Commission statement annexed to this resolution;












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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;












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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 129, 11.4.2018, p. 51.




P8_TC1-COD(2017)0125
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 3 July 2018 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2018/… of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2018/1092.)






ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

JOINT STATEMENT ON FINANCING OF THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

The European Parliament and the Council agree, without prejudice to the prerogatives of the budgetary authority in the framework of the annual budgetary procedure, that the financing of the European Defence Industrial Development Programmes will be covered in the years 2019-2020 as follows:






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EUR 200 million from the unallocated margin;










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EUR 116,1 million from CEF;










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EUR 3,9 million from Egnos;










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EUR 104,1 million from Galileo;










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EUR 12 million from Copernicus;










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EUR 63,9 million from ITER.





COMMISSION STATEMENT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

In order to implement the European Defence Industrial Development Programme efficiently and ensure full consistency with other Union initiatives, the Commission intends to implement the programme under direct management in accordance with Article 62(1)(a) of the Financial Regulation.