European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure

Tabled by Aleksandar Nikolic, Mathilde Androuët, Christophe Bay, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Mélanie Disdier, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Jean-Paul Garraud, Catherine Griset, France Jamet, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, Thierry Mariani, Gilles Pennelle, Pierre Pimpie, Julie Rechagneux, André Rougé, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Matthieu Valet, Alexandre Varaut, Séverine Werbrouck, Anders Vistisen, Elisabeth Dieringer, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, Georg Mayer, Petra Steger, Harald Vilimsky, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Jorge Martín Frías, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Hermann Tertsch, György Hölvényi, Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Bžoch, Ondřej Knotek, Tomáš Kubín, Jana Nagyová, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Philippe Olivier, Pascale Piera, András László, Vilis Krištopans, Nikola Bartůšek, António Tânger Corrêa, Antonín Staněk, Tamás Deutsch, Csaba Dömötör, Viktória Ferenc, Kinga Gál, Enikő Győri, András Gyürk, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Pál Szekeres, Annamária Vicsek, Paolo Borchia, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Aldo Patriciello, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Roberto Vannacci, Anna Bryłka, Tomasz Buczek, Barbara Bonte, Gerolf Annemans, Tom Vandendriessche

A. whereas technological sovereignty should be Removed: seen as the whole value chain Added: understood as encompassing the entire value chain, from excellence in research to Removed: creating better competition and achieving greater European sovereignty; Added: fostering fair competition and the capacity to master the key strategic technologies necessary to safeguard Europe’s economic, political and security independence; whereas the pursuit of technological sovereignty requires a strict commitment towards European preference, ensuring that public funding, procurement and support instruments primarily benefit EU-based industries, technologies and supply chains; whereas sovereignty is to be understood as residing with the Member States rather than with the EU;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.007v01-00