Traduction de «Programme d'amélioration de la défense européenne » (Français → Anglais) :

European Defence Improvement Programme | EDIP [Abbr.]

European Defence Improvement Programme

COST Programme Science and Research for Better Air in European Cities | CITAIR [Abbr.]

Advisory Committee on implementation of the programme of specific measures and actions to improve access of European Union goods and cross-border services to Japan

28. Points out that in order to strengthen European defence and technological innovation and make substantial savings, Europe needs to build economies of scale and have a common EU market for defence procurement, also with a view to fostering a modern, integrated and competitive European defence industry; stresses that internal market rules should be used to their full potential to counteract the ongoing fragmentation of the European defence and security sector, which leads to duplication of defence equipment programmes ...[+++] and a lack of transparency regarding the relations between national defence administrations and the defence industry, through enhanced cross-border cooperation; urges the Member States to remove national rules that do not comply with Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC and that are hindering the internal market for defence procurement, and to correctly implement and enforce Directive 2009/81/EC, concerning procurement in the fields of defence and sensitive security, and Directive 2009/43/EC, concerning the transfer of defence-related products; calls on the Commission to take specific steps to ensure that the directives are properly applied and to check and monitor national transposition procedures to make sure that they do not result in market distortions;

8. Points out that in order to strengthen European defence and technological innovation and make substantial savings, Europe needs to build economies of scale and have a common EU market for defence procurement, also with a view to fostering a modern, integrated and competitive European defence industry; stresses that internal market rules should be used to their full potential to counteract the ongoing fragmentation of the European defence and security sector, which leads to duplication of defence equipment programmes ...[+++] and a lack of transparency regarding the relations between national defence administrations and the defence industry, through enhanced cross-border cooperation; urges the Member States to remove national rules that do not comply with Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC and that are hindering the internal market for defence procurement, and to correctly implement and enforce Directive 2009/81/EC, concerning procurement in the fields of defence and sensitive security, and Directive 2009/43/EC, concerning the transfer of defence-related products; calls on the Commission to take specific steps to ensure that the directives are properly applied and to check and monitor national transposition procedures to make sure that they do not result in market distortions;

29. Encourages further progress in the implementation of the EDA’s Capability Development Plan and urges, in the context of its review in 2013, that it be better integrated into national defence planning, which needs to be further harmonised; reiterates its call on the Member States to launch an institutionalised process of increased defence planning coordination both between themselves and within the EU Military Committee, based in particular on EDA advice; draws attention to the general need to step up cooperation between the EDA ...[+++]and the EU Military Committee/EU Military Staff; expects the Heads of State and Government to launch a European defence review during the European Council on defence in December 2013;

emphasises the need for a simpler and more efficient approach to financing EU citizenship related programmes, with better defined priorities, tying in with political priorities; calls for a focus on disseminating the results of projects to ensure greater visibility. Support is needed for training and awareness raising, while consolidating networks and facilitating cross-border cooperation, thus enabling general and specific political objectives to be achieved; at the same time, programmes to support EU citizenship must be made more attractive through more effective publicity and presentations in the Member States;