Activities of Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS related to 2016/2274(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on European standards – implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effectiveneeds to be a successful and effective way of reaching common standards to the advantage of the European people, consumers' needs and workers' rights and safety;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls on the Commission to support an EU presence in international ICT fora;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the ICT priority areas as the essential technology building blocks on which equally important areas such as public eHealth, smart and efficient energy use, intelligent public transport systems and advanced manufacturing will rely; Considers that public institutions should democratically settle these priorities as the public sector supports the most important of technology development in the EU;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls for a continuous dialogue between the European Parliament, the Commission, the Council and the European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs).
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to rationalise the number of platforms and coordination mechanisms maximizing the participation of all relevant stakeholders, such as public authorities, workers organizations and civil society organisations;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Asks the Commission to regularly update the European Parliament on the progress of ICT standardisation in Europe and in other markets in the framework of a comprehensive reporting about standardisation and its contribution to public health, consumers' rights, workers' safety and to reindustrialisation.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Asks the Commission to involve the existing recognised standardisation organizations (i.e. the ESOs) on new initiatives, in order to avoid duplications of efforts for stakeholders, in particular SMEs.
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls the negative impact that globalization has had for both European and third countries workers, with the re- localization of industries in Europe and the development of less added value but more environmental and social costs in third countries. Considers that any model for the future industries should be based in the principle of "local production for global market".
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of effective digitalisation of vertical industries and the need to represent their concerns of their workers appropriately in international ICT standardisation;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, with appropriate involvement of manufacturing industries, trade unions, SMEs and NGOs;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Supports the inter-institutional dialogue on standardisation's contribution to growth and quality jobs and calls for the involvement of the European manufacturing, ICT industries, ESOs, trade unions, consumers' associations and civil society organisations.
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the fact that timely delivery is crucial;of standards is crucial, including the citation of their references in the OJEU in case of harmonised standards
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. AcknowledgWelcomes the recent landmark decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Huawei-ZTE;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Considers that open knowledge and licenses are the best instrument to boost innovation and technology development. Encourage the research institutions that use EU funds to use open patents and licenses in order to have a bigger role on standard setting;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the need for an evidence- based approach to monitoring and further developing the licensing framework, including the evaluation of open licensing schemes, in order to ensure a dynamic ecosystem;