21 Amendments of Herbert REUL related to 2013/2006(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
A ‘Renaissance of Industry for a Sustainabletrong Europe’ (RISE) Strategy: Principles, Goals, Coordination and Governance
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's focus on industrial policy (IP); strongly underlines that any future EU industrial policy must address the comparative weaknesses of its economy ranging predominantly from high energy prices and overburdening of enterprises, particularly SMEs;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that Europe’s future industrial strength lies in a Renaissance of Industry for a Sustainable Europe (RISE) strategy that pursues technological, business and social innovation towards a third industrial revolution including a low-carbon modernisation offensive; argues that RISE will create new markets, business models and creative entrepreneurs, new jobs and decent work, bringing an industrial renewal with economic dynamism, confidence and competitiveness; believes that energy and resource efficiency are key pillars of such a strategy;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that RISE must be embedded in an ecological and social market economy in accordance with the principles of fair competition, the internalisation of externalities and environmentally conscious Ordnungspolitik; states that Europe’s future industrial competitiveness must be guided by the vision of sustainability;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that RISE needs a long-term framework based on clear targets, indicators and a life-cycle and circular economy approach that steers investments into creativity, skills, innovation, sustainable and new technologies and promotes modernisation of Europe’s industrial base through a value chain-conscious policy that also includes the basic industries;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that RISE will only succeed if underpinned by an adequate macroeconomic framework and the necessary budgetary resources in order to leverage private investment; demands,plores in this context, a European green growth strategy. and deplores the Council’s cuts to MFF heading 1A;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that only with an innovation, and efficiency and sustainable technology offensive can the EU’s industrial base modernise and increase its core competitiveness;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently complete the single market for energy, telecoms, green products and venture capital;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to develop a horizontal action plan to boost demand for innovative goods and services; calls on the Commission to use the environmental footprint to set sustainability and efficiency benchmarks for products;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that public procurement should be an innovation driver; believes that state aid guidelines should be open for innovation-enhancing policy measures; believes that standardisation and ecolabelling have an important role to play in the uptake of new technologies and should promote European cooperation;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes note of the Commission’s investigation into the reform of the internal market for industrial products; calls on the Commission to ensure that this does not lead to lowering standards;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Acknowledges the Commission’s smart regulation drive designed to reduce bureaucratic burdens without undermining the effectiveness of legislation; supports regulatory coherence and improved competitiveness proofing under the impact assessment guidelines; backs a cross- cutting regulatory approach and prioritisation;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Acknowledges the importance of the TTIP undertaking; advocates that it should endeavour to phase out fossil fuel subsidies; advocates newly defining the likeness of products by distinguishing them on the basis of their carbon footprint;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Financing to make European Iindustrial Turnaroundy robust
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls for the swift implementation of the energy efficiency directive and the national action plans; calls on the EU to follow-up on the Reul report on renewable energy, setting an ambitious renewable energy target for 2030 and to work towards uniform and cost-efficient European production criteria for renewable energy; stresses that a reliable, secure and affordable energy supply is essential for the competitiveness of European industry;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
Paragraph 60 a (new)
60a. Highlights the hugely important role of the energy-intensive industries, which produce essential basic materials such as steel, cement, chemicals, metals or paper, for which energy is the main cost driver; stresses that these industries are subject to the risk of carbon leakage and that special precautions are therefore needed to avoid additional cost burdens and thus keep European energy-intensive production globally competitive;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 b (new)
Paragraph 60 b (new)
60b. Highlights current trends in global energy prices, which are directly linked to prospecting for and extraction of unconventional oil and gas resources in the USA and elsewhere; notes that lower energy prices in the USA have permitted new industrial investments; stresses that significant deposits of this nature are also thought to exist in Europe and that prospecting for and extracting these domestic energy sources offers enormous opportunities for European industry too;
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)
Paragraph 65 a (new)
65a. Takes the view that focusing more closely on regional industrial strengths and clusters could result in greater competitiveness for the structural development of Europe; calls for this to be taken duly into account in future institutional and structural developments in Europe;
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 b (new)
Paragraph 65 b (new)
65b. Takes the view that the European Union needs a smart mix of private industry and public institutions in order to boost the formation of value chains in the European Union.