# The security and defence implications of China influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union

European Parliament procedure 2023/2072(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFET / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 216 committee amendments tabled by 44 Members between 2023-09-11 and 2023-10-12.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the security and defence implications of China's influence on critical infrastructure in the European Union. The amendments reference economic security, screening of foreign direct investment, protection against economic coercion, and the People's Republic of China; they cite Chinese stakes in European ports, the embargo on Lithuania over Taiwan, control of rare earth supplies, the Sino-Russian partnership, espionage risks, and the need to 'de-risk' EU dependencies.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miriam LEXMANN | Slovakia | PPE | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204336.md |
| Markéta GREGOROVÁ | Czechia | Verts/ALE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197549.md |
| Clare DALY | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197731.md |
| Mick WALLACE | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197817.md |
| Juozas OLEKAS | Lithuania | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197838.md |
| Assita KANKO | Belgium | ECR | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197469.md |
| Anna FOTYGA | Poland | ECR | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28353.md |
| Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO | Spain | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125043.md |
| Kathleen VAN BREMPT | Belgium | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5729.md |
| Paolo DE CASTRO | Italy | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96891.md |
| Helmut SCHOLZ | Germany | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96646.md |
| Raphaël GLUCKSMANN | France | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197694.md |
| Pedro SILVA PEREIRA | Portugal | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124747.md |
| Marek BELKA | Poland | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197496.md |
| Isabel SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197650.md |

## Official source documents

- PE752.864: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-752864_EN.pdf
- PE754.724: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-754724_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-2072-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-2072-INI.json

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