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4. Notes with interest the introduction of the EU Pilot mechanism which, via its online platform, facilitates communication between the Commission and Member States so as to avoid dysfunctions and prevent infringement proceedings from being initiated wherever possible; recalls, however, that the EU Pilot is a cooperative working tool, which has no legal status and allows the Commission a discretionary power that does not comply with the proper standards of transparency and accountability; recalls also that the potential lack of transparency in the content of communications to and exchanges of information with the Member States should n ...[+++]ot be allowed in any way to undermine the rights of EU citizens under the rule of law or to serve to justify direct or indirect discrimination within the meaning of Article 9 of the TEU, and calls on the Commission to:

35. Recalls the ever growing number of technologies with dual-use applications, and therefore the importance of increasing complementarities and synergies between European defence and civilian security research programmes; encourages the EDA and the Commission to pursue their coordination within the European Framework Cooperation, in order to maximise synergies with the ‘Security’ theme of the Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, in particular in areas such as CBRN protection, counter improvised explosive devices, unmanned aerial systems, maritime ...[+++] surveillance, information management and processing, and cyber defence;

35. Recalls the ever growing number of technologies with dual-use applications, and therefore the importance of increasing complementarities and synergies between European defence and civilian security research programmes; encourages the EDA and the Commission to pursue their coordination within the European Framework Cooperation, in order to maximise synergies with the ‘Security’ theme of the Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, in particular in areas such as CBRN protection, counter improvised explosive devices, unmanned aerial systems, maritime ...[+++] surveillance, information management and processing, and cyber defence;

84. Calls on the Commission to promote higher vehicle safety standards, such as in car vehicle technology, as a means of preventing collisions; emphasises the important role played by intelligent traffic systems (ITSs) in reducing the number of road accident deaths, reiterates the ecological potential of smart cars and smart roads, as well as RD pilot projects for V2V and V2R devices; and calls on both the Commission and the Member States to focus on the use of ITSs, not only on roads which form ...[+++]part of the TEN;