Activities of Mikael GUSTAFSSON related to 2013/2006(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery’ (COM(2012)0582) but regrets that it completely ignores the gender dimension; emphasises that the absence of gender perspectives from industrial policies increases gender inequality, and calls on the Commission and Member States to establish gender mainstreaming mechanisms at international, national and regional levels in industrial policies;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that gender equality has a positive impact on productivity and sustainable economic growth and should therefore be recognised as playing a vital role in the reindustrialisation of Europe, promoting a strong, diversified and competitive industrial base; urges the Commission and Member States to start applying a new, social and climate friendly indicator on growth when developing new industrial policies, which includes non-economic aspects of wellbeing and sets its primary focus on issues related to sustainable development such as gender equality, poverty reduction and lower greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that policies need to be drawn up which focus on deconstructing gender stereotypes from a very young age and on awareness training for teachers and students, and encourage and support career diversification for both young women and men;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to improve, through the EU instrumentsMember States to improve, SME access to finance, in the form of equity and debt, to provide incentives to borrowing, and to facilitate female entrepreneurs' access to other available sources of funding, such as special grants and venture capital;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combine education and training with targeted employment policies for young women and men, with a view to reducing the number of young womenpeople leaving school early, and to ensure that the skills acquired are sufficient to meet the current and future needs of the labour market;