On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the… specific programme for defence research and innovation activities

AMENDMENT

The Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety submits the following to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible:

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14

Or. en

Justification

EU-funded schemes should support on a much larger scale the mobilisation of private investment into the strategic sectors of the economy to better leverage the resources of the EU budget.

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 22

Or. en

Justification

Investments in electrification, sustainable value chains, and risk reduction should be linked, so that the ECF has the potential to deliver on the EU’s industrial ambitions, such as the Clean Industrial Deal and the Net-Zero Industry Act. Climate ambition and economic security don’t have to compete.

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 22 a (new)

Or. en

Justification

The EU must reduce its dependencies on unsustainable fuels and energy imports. The ECF should be considered the tool to achieve both a green transition and economic security, while at the same time harbouring the EU’s climate goals and emission reduction targets.

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23

Or. en

Justification

Streamlining the LIFE programmes activities in the ECF.

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 24

Or. en

Justification

There is no clear legal definition of integrated renewable energy. The integrated qualifier appears to limit the scope of eligible projects.

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26

Or. en

Justification

Operationalizes the Draghi Report’s call for a "twin transition" (green and digital) and resilient, future-proofed value chains. The Union’s technological advancements can directly contribute to climate neutrality and reduces dependencies at the same time.

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26 a (new)

Or. en

Justification

Operationalizes the Draghi Report’s call for a "twin transition" (green and digital) and resilient, future-proofed value chains. The Union’s technological advancements can directly contribute to climate neutrality and reduces dependencies at the same time.

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 28

Or. en

Justification

By integrating these assets into the digital investment priorities of the ECF, the Union ensures that its technological leadership directly supports the stability and resilience of its clean energy transition, including working towards climate neutrality by 2050, and legally binding interim targets to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030.

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 30 a (new)

Or. en

Justification

The geostrategic reality of increasing threats to essential services necessitates that the ECF contributes to improving cyber security and digital resilience of critical clean energy infrastructure. Protecting these assets is a prerequisite for the success of EU climate and industrial policy as it works to increase its share of clean energy, the resilience of the Union’s climate-critical infrastructure, and delivering on the Union's 2030, 2040 and 2050 climate targets.

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 33

Or. en

Justification

The explicit inclusion of the "clean transition" alongside the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture, and forestry sectors ensures that the bioeconomy acts as a driver for both competitiveness and sustainability, with CO2 emissions-reducing technologies helping the EU deliver on its 2030 and 2050 climate targets. This is in line with the need to protect natural resources and biodiversity while contributing to long-term food security in the Union.

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 33 a (new)

Or. en

Justification

Biotechnology innovation is one of the most promising industrial frontiers of the century, offering the potential to revolutionise the EU economy by enabling resource-efficient, locally produced, and environmentally sustainable solutions across a diverse range of sectors. Ensuring a wide biotech definition within the ECF will be key to maintaining global competitiveness while driving sustainable innovation and sustainable growth, supporting the Union’s environmental and industrial ambitions.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 35

Or. en

Justification

Waste-processing techniques hold significant potential in reducing supply-chain dependencies, strengthening Europe's resource resilience, in delivering on the 25 % recycling target of strategic raw materials by 2030 under the Critical Raw Materials Act, while also contributing to the Union's 2030, 2040 and 2050 climate targets.

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 36 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 39

Or. en

Justification

Extreme weather events and climate change related disasters are already costing Europe around EUR 40–50 bn a year, with more than €162 bn in losses over the past three years. These costs and events are rising and place increasing pressure on public budgets and citizens. Embedding adaptation and mitigation measures within the scope will support future-proofing the economy, while underinvestment would lead to significantly higher public and private costs in the future, as highlighted by the EEA.

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Or. en

Justification

The ECF lacks a clear definition of the term ‘competitiveness’. To ensure coherent and consistent application of the term throughout the text, in line the objectives as laid out in Art. 3, this definition highlights the shift towards a resilient, sustainable and decarbonised economy as a competitive opportunity for Europe. It follows the Commissions understanding that the Green Deal is a central enabler of EU’s competitiveness, and Draghi's call for a coherent plan to implement the Unions climate targets, in which case decarbonisation will give the Union a major competitive edge.

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Or. en

Justification

Highlighting existing Union competitiveness, which should be strengthened and safeguarded, alongside the ambition of increasing EU competitiveness further.

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

Or. en

Justification

Nature-based solutions explicitly added to the scope of eligible investments given the significant potential to increase the European competitiveness in a sustainable and resilient manner.

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b

Or. en

Justification

The reduction of fossil fuel dependency, and circularity, are key enablers of strategic autonomy and security and should be added to the general ECF objectives.

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

Or. en

Justification

As the ECF InvestEU Instrument will contribute to the general and specific objectives.

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c

Or. en

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e

Or. en

Justification

The ECF has the potential to deliver on the EU’s industrial ambitions, such as the Clean Industrial Deal and the Net-Zero Industry Act.

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f

Or. en

Justification

A reference to water infrastructure as a critical infrastructure essential to competitiveness and to address the significant investment gap in water infrastructure of approximately EUR 23 bn annually, as recently highlighted in the Water Resilience Strategy.

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g

Or. en

Justification

SMEs are central to the EU’s sustainable competitiveness and need targeted support to ensure their participation in the green transition.

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h

Or. en

Justification

Addressing work shortages in clean tech

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

Or. en

Justification

The EU’s leadership in biodiversity standards can enhance the competitiveness of European exports by aligning with global sustainability expectations. At the same time, it can serve to achieve the EU’s international obligations and commitments under conventions such as the UNCBD and the Kungming-Montréal Biodiversity Framework.

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j

Or. en

Justification

The ECF has the potential to deliver on the EU’s industrial ambitions, such as the Clean Industrial Deal and the Net-Zero Industry Act. Climate ambition and economic security does not have to compete.

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

Or. en

Justification

The LIFE Programme’s dissolution and streamlining of its activities in the ECF with objectives to deliver on the EU’s industrial ambition in the Clean Industrial Deal and the Net-Zero Industry Act. Subparagraph 5 added to align wording with recital 23 calling for support to the mentioned activities within the clean transition and industrial decarbonisation window.

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2

Or. en

Justification

Aligning wording with the wider definition in article 37, and ensuring the biotech definition encompasses health, agri-food, industrial, environmental and marine biotech in recognition of the cross-sectoral potential of the sector, as well as ensuring equal opportunities for funding for all relevant solutions, including biopesticides, biostimulants, new genomic techniques (NGTs), biobased plastics and materials, biobased colours and flavours, proteins, and fermented products.

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 3

Or. en

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 4

Or. en

Justification

By funding the clean transition of these primary sectors, the EU will accelerate the shift toward nature-positive, circular and climate-resilient production models, which are essential for long-term food security and for achieving the Union’s long-term environmental ambitions and climate targets.

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

Or. en

Justification

By integrating these assets into the digital investment priorities of the ECF, the Union ensures that its technological leadership directly supports the stability and resilience of its clean energy transition, including working towards climate neutrality by 2050, and legally binding interim targets to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 and 90% by 2040.

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 1

Or. en

Justification

Technologies targeting critical raw materials and semiconductor reuse offer huge potential in strengthening resource resilience, strategic autonomy, reducing strategic supply-chain dependencies and in delivering on the 25 % recycling target of strategic raw materials by 2030 under the Critical Raw Materials Act, as well as contributing to Union's 2030, 2040 and 2050 climate targets.

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2

Or. en

Justification

By embedding low-carbon materials, circularity, and energy efficiency, the ECF should contribute to future-proofing the EU’s defence sector. Also reducing strategic dependencies and leveraging innovation for competitiveness, in line with the Draghi Report

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 4

Or. en

Justification

Aligning with art. 80, and to add adaptation and mitigation within the scope of civil protection. Embedding adaptation and mitigation measures explicitly within the scope would help future-proofing the economy while under investment would lead to significantly higher public and private cost in the future, as recently highlighted by the EEA.

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 1

Or. en

Justification

Reflecting the increase in the MFF interim report and distributed below.

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a

Or. en

Justification

The InvestEU guarantee is, as underlined by a 14.2x multiplier effect, an inherently efficient way of leveraging a limited Union budget. The Omnibus II top-up and the Draghi report highlight the success of the programme. The proposed guarantee is simply inadequate to meet the significant demand and investment needs in strategic sectors. Ensuring sufficient public and private investment will be critical in decarbonising industry, advancing sustainable and circular business models, clean tech manufacturing and turning the clean transition into Europe's competitive advantage.

Amendment 37

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b

Or. en

Justification

If the EU climate targets is matched by an ambitious delivery plan, decarbonisation will be a major opportunity for Europe, as highlighted in the Draghi Report. We welcome the 43% climate and environment mainstreaming target in the ECF, excluding defence, but an indicative €26 bn for Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation is clearly insufficient. Draghi identifies an €800 bn annual investment gap, including €450 bn for energy. Clean tech manufacturing alone faces a public funding gap of €18–37.8 bn, rising sharply when other net-zero technologies are included.

Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation

Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c

Or. en

Justification

We recognise that biotechnology acts as a central enabler for the Union’s climate and environmental targets through decarbonisation, resource efficiency, and nature-positive solutions to reduce chemical dependencies in agriculture, and to protect biodiversity and soil health. According to the OECD, the "global bioeconomy" could be worth trillions by 2030. The EU is in a strong position to capture a leading share of this market and to reach its 2050 climate-neutrality goal. For that, sufficient public funding must be ensured via the ECF to de-risk and crowd-in private capital for capital-intensive biomanufacturing facilities.

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Or. en

Justification

The leaked version of the ECF contained a provision requiring defence research decommitments to be re-used. Re-introduction would help mitigate significant investment gaps across ECF priorities.

Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation

Article 5 – paragraph 5

Or. en

Justification

Surplus provisioning from EFSI and InvestEU must be used for the ECF

Amendment 41

Proposal for a regulation

Article 7 – paragraph 3

Or. en

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation

Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Or. en

Justification

This creates visibility that will accelerate public and private adoption, attract green financing, and foster a competitive edge for EU industries. It aligns with the ECF’s goals and the EU’s push for a circular, climate-neutral economy. It turns sustainability into a market advantage, driving both demand and supply of innovative solutions.

Amendment 43

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)

Or. en

Justification

To align with the Commission’s overall ambition to identify and prevent activities in violation of DNSH, any activities found to be in violation thereof, even throughout a multiple step timeline of investment, should not be eligible to receive support under the ECF.

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 a (new)

Or. en

Justification

To highlight that award criteria should be based on quality of proposals in order to ensure the largest possible impact with a limited budget

Amendment 45

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – title

Or. en

Amendment 46

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1

Or. en

Justification

The Competitiveness Coordination Tool should provide strategic assessments “as a default” of when EU Preference criteria is needed in selected value chains and sectors that will be central to the Union competitiveness, security, and decarbonisation in the decades ahead. These assessments must follow an evidence-based approach.

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

Or. en

Justification

To align the overall ambition of the ECF on the clean transition and decarbonisation.

Amendment 48

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a

Or. en

Amendment 49

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b

Or. en

Justification

EU investments should be safeguarded, including those on climate and environment. The ECF should ensure that EU investments does not become subject to offshoring.

Amendment 50

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c

Or. en

Justification

Strong demand signals are needed to attract private capital into clean tech manufactured in Europe. Public funding alone is insufficient, while private investors face uncertainty without clear European content requirements. Local content rules should be applied selectively to strategic value chains to support resilience and competitiveness. EU-level harmonisation is essential to prevent circumvention through state aid. Environmental conditionality must be reinforced to avoid supporting low-performance products or blanket local content mandates (Bellona).

Amendment 51

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

Or. en

Justification

By mandating a transparent decarbonisation roadmap for each installation under window 1, we would ensure accountability in how funded projects impact and contribute to the Union’s environmental and climate objectives.

Amendment 52

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

Or. en

Justification

To ensure a level playing field.

Amendment 53

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2

Or. en

Justification

A balanced representation of industry, SME's, independent experts, implementing partners, civil society and stakeholders in the ECF Stakeholders Board is fundamental to drive data-driven, evidence-based investment priorities in the ECF and its Work Programmes, by integrating expert input based on scientific and academic research and on-the-ground experiences and perspectives on the most pressing investment needs from businesses and civil society.

Amendment 54

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 4

Or. en

Amendment 55

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 8

Or. en

Amendment 56

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 57

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)

Or. en

Justification

Aligns work programmes with the Union’s obligations under Articles 17 TEU, 291 TFEU, 168 TFEU and 191 TFEU to ensure coherent implementation of Union law and targets. Ensures that ECF spending supports delivery of existing environmental and public health legislation, including air-quality, climate mitigation and adaptation objectives.

Amendment 58

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 3

Or. en

Amendment 59

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Or. en

Justification

Referring to parts of LIFE programme as laid out in art. 33, paragraph (1). The current LIFE programme is based on multiannual work programmes, which ensures predictability for end-beneficiaries and allows for time to develop high-quality proposals that meet programme objectives. Predictability also improve accessibility for stakeholders co-developing projects. This predictability, accessibility, and transparency should be safeguarded through multiannual planning under the ECF.

Amendment 60

Proposal for a regulation

Article 18 – paragraph 2

Or. en

Justification

The conditions in the work-programmes are the ideal place to define incentives that encourage decarbonisation and the clean transition, and we in turn should encourage this. “Where relevant” should allow for necessary flexibilities, as is the original intention of the Commission.

Amendment 61

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c

Or. en

Justification

Where speed is required, some environmental assessments may be carried out after funding is awarded. This strengthens the text and clarifies that the DNSH compliance can be verified at a later stage but cannot be dropped or weakened. This compliance criteria therefore remains fully applicable in substance

Amendment 62

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 63

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 3

Or. en

Justification

The reference to the expected investments mobilised clarifies the multiplier effect of the budgetary guarantee, in line with the practice under previous EU instruments such as EFSI. Indicating the estimated amount of investments demonstrates the expected impact and efficiency of the ECF InvestEU Instrument, including in regards to decarbonisation, climate and environment related projects, and provides transparency for stakeholders.

Amendment 64

Proposal for a regulation

Article 21 – paragraph 4

Or. en

Justification

The proposed minimum allocated budget to the ECF InvestEU Instrument is set at €11 bn (art 4 (2) (a)) and distributed as follows: (i) €1 bn for Project Advisory; and (ii) €10 bn for the ECF InvestEU Instrument. Of these €10 bn, €3 bn represent an indicative allocation for fully funded financial instruments, while the remaining €7 bn are allocated to the provisioning of the budgetary guarantee. With a 50% provisioning rate, the €7 bn translate into a maximum budgetary guarantee of €14 bn. This brings the minimum Union support from the ECF delivered through the ECF InvestEU Instrument to €17 bn, which is €12 bn below the current InvestEU guarantee of €29 bn. To increase budgetary impact, including on climate and environment, with a limited budget, we propose to increase the InvestEU by 5 bn, which would mean a minimum budget of €16 bn to the ECF InvestEU Instrument, distributed as follows: (i) €1 bn for Project Advisory; and (ii) €15 bn for the ECF InvestEU Instrument. Of these €15 bn, €3 bn would remain the indicative allocation for fully funded financial instruments, while the remaining €12 bn would be allocated to the provisioning of the budgetary guarantee. With a 50% provisioning rate, these €12 bn translate into a budgetary guarantee of €24 bn. This brings the minimum Union support from the ECF delivered through the ECF InvestEU Instrument to €27 bn.

Amendment 65

Proposal for a regulation

Article 22 – paragraph 1

Or. en

Justification

Underlining the importance of providing the necessary tools and knowledge, in parallel to capital and funds, to achieve sustainability and circularity.

Amendment 66

Proposal for a regulation

Article 22 – paragraph 3

Or. en

Amendment 67

Proposal for a regulation

Article 27 – paragraph 1

Or. en

Amendment 68

Proposal for a regulation

Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

Or. en

Justification

Extending the list of support to businesses to promote and achieve climate and environmental objectives.

Amendment 69

Proposal for a regulation

Article 29 – paragraph 1

Or. en

Amendment 70

Proposal for a regulation

Article 30 – paragraph 1

Or. en

Amendment 71

Proposal for a regulation

Article 31 – paragraph 2

Or. en

Amendment 72

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a

Or. en

Justification

Extending the objective of implementing ‘LIFE activities’ in line with the definition of competitiveness as proposed.

Amendment 73

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b

Or. en

Justification

Aligning wording on cross-border grids with recitals and art 3. There is no clear legal definition of integrated renewable energy. The “integrated” qualifier on its own would appear to restrict the scope of possible work in renewables.

Amendment 74

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point c

Or. en

Justification

Addition of “removal” to provide legal clarity and fair access to funding for all credible pathways. Alongside deep emissions reductions, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is essential for achieving EU’s 2040 climate target, as well as climate-neutrality by 2050. The IPCC estimates the EU will need 400–800 MtCO₂ removals annually by 2050. The Commission’s IA for the 2040 target also stated that 400 MtCO2 will need to be removed annually, of which 75 MtC02 must come from permanent CDR. DG CLIMA reports identify a €2.4–6.7 bn investment gap for CDR deployment and early-stage projects.

Amendment 75

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point d

Or. en

Justification

ECF should provide support for alternative fuels that can be produced domestically at scale and sustainably in light of achieving the climate objectives but also as a way to stimulate the alternative fuels market.

Amendment 76

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point e

Or. en

Amendment 77

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point f

Or. en

Amendment 78

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point h

Or. en

Amendment 79

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point i

Or. en

Amendment 80

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point k

Or. en

Justification

Reflects the Union’s duty to ensure a high level of health and environmental protection under Articles 168, 191 and 114(3) TFEU and Article 3 TEU, as well as the commitments set out in the 8th Environment Action (8EAP). Provides clarity that pollution-prevention objectives should be pursued through measures reducing harmful emissions, wider air pollutants (e.g., AAQD), and exposures in key sectors.

Amendment 81

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point l

Or. en

Amendment 82

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point m

Or. en

Amendment 83

Proposal for a regulation

Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point o

Or. en

Justification

Both of these laws are crucial to the EU’s climate and environmental ambitions. Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 establishes the binding EU climate governance framework with climate neutrality by 2050 as a legally binding objective. Council Directive 92/43/EEC is the cornerstone of EU nature conservation law, aimed at protecting biodiversity through habitat and species preservation.

Amendment 84

Proposal for a regulation

Article 34 – paragraph 3

Or. en

Amendment 85

Proposal for a regulation

Article 35 – paragraph 1

Or. en

Amendment 86

Proposal for a regulation

Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point f

Or. en

Justification

Aligning with definition in art 3 (2) (b) and ensuring a broad reference to biobased materials

Amendment 87

Proposal for a regulation

Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point g

Or. en

Justification

By supporting the clean transition of these primary sectors, the EU will accelerate the shift toward nature-positive and climate-resilient production models, which are essential for the Union’s long-term food security as well as meeting the Union's environmental ambitions and climate targets.

Amendment 88

Proposal for a regulation

Article 37 – paragraph 2

Or. en

Justification

An inclusion to ensure that Pillar II continues to support basic R&I to solve fundamental challenges and place safeguards to avoid its use for technology deployment, in line with the safeguards proposed in the proposal for a Horizon Europe regulation, Art 15 (2): “Activities shall be carried out in a balanced manner between lower and higher Technology Readiness Levels, thereby covering the whole value chain."

Amendment 89

Proposal for a regulation

Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a

Or. en

Justification

In light of increasing resource depletion as well as the view to limit strategic dependencies developing resource-efficient and environmentally friendly digital technologies could be a significant competitive edge in the future. By integrating these assets into the digital investment priorities of the ECF, the Union ensures that its technological leadership directly supports the stability and resilience of its clean energy transition, including working towards climate neutrality by 2050, and legally binding interim targets to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030.

Amendment 90

Proposal for a regulation

Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point b

Or. en

Justification

Ensuring robust cyber security and strengthening digital resilience of critical energy infrastructure is essential to safeguarding the Unions autonomy, climate ambition and competitiveness. By incentivising energy-efficient and sustainable digital ecosystems, the amendment serves to reduce the environmental footprint of the digital sector. Embedding these resilience and sustainability measures within the ECF ensures that EU digital resilience contributes to a secure, reliable, and climate-neutral energy system in line with the EU 2030 and 2050 climate targets.

Amendment 91

Proposal for a regulation

Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point c

Or. en

Justification

Mostly drafting, besides an addition of the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) (EU/2023/1791).

Amendment 92

Proposal for a regulation

Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point d

Or. en

Amendment 93

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 – paragraph 1

Or. en

Amendment 94

Proposal for a regulation

Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

Or. en

Justification

Technologies targeting critical raw materials and semiconductor reuse offer huge potential in strengthening resource resilience, strategic autonomy, reducing strategic supply-chain dependencies and in delivering on the 25 % recycling target of strategic raw materials by 2030 under the Critical Raw Materials Act, as well as contributing to Union's 2030, 2040 and 2050 climate targets.

Amendment 95

Proposal for a regulation

Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

Or. en

Justification

Aligning defence-related support under the ECF with the Union’s objectives on strategic autonomy, industrial resilience and decarbonisation. By embedding low-carbon and circular steel value chains within the ECF scope the EU can reduce its external dependencies, strengthens its supply security, and ensure defence competitiveness while contributing to climate and energy-efficiency goals.

Amendment 96

Proposal for a regulation

Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

Or. en

Justification

Extension of the idea to align defence-related support under the ECF with the Union’s objectives on strategic autonomy, industrial resilience and decarbonisation.

Amendment 97

Proposal for a regulation

Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b

Or. en

Justification

Extension of the idea to align defence-related support under the ECF with the Union’s objectives on strategic autonomy, industrial resilience and decarbonisation.

Amendment 98

Proposal for a regulation

Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

Or. en

Justification

Extension of the idea to align defence-related support under the ECF with the Union’s objectives on strategic autonomy, industrial resilience and decarbonisation.

Amendment 99

Proposal for a regulation

Article 48 – paragraph 1

Or. en

Amendment 100

Proposal for a regulation

Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a

Or. en

Justification

Extension of the idea to align defence-related support under the ECF with the Union’s objectives on strategic autonomy, industrial resilience and decarbonisation.

Amendment 101

Proposal for a regulation

Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b

Or. en

Amendment 102

Proposal for a regulation

Article 80 – paragraph 1 – point d

Or. en

Justification

Extreme weather events and climate change related disasters are already costing Europe around EUR 40-50 billion a year, with more than €162 billion in losses in the last three years alone. These costs and events are rising and place increasing pressure on both public budgets and citizens. Embedding adaptation and mitigation measures explicitly within the scope will support the future-proofing of the economy, while underinvestment would lead to significantly higher public and private cost in the future, as recently highlighted by the EEA.