11 Amendments of Henna VIRKKUNEN related to 2014/2245(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damachallenged economic, social and territorial cohesion, resulting in in the EU, showing that huge differences still exist between Member States; recalls that since the onset of the crisis over 3.8 million jobs have been lost in manufacturing in the EU1 ; __________________ 1 Industrial Scoreboard 2013, Commission Staff Working Document, p.6.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that substantial efforts are needed to bring the EU back on track to meet the 20% reindustrialisation target by 2020; calls to strengthen and renew the industrial structure in the European Union in order to increase competitiveness, growth and jobs; emphasises that in order to gain this investments need to be made in digital, energy and transport infrastructure as ell in a longer-term perspective – but not less urgent - in education, research and increasing the skills of workers.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the goals set in the Europe 2020 strategy should be taken well into account in cohesion policy; underlines that cohesion policy investments should be aimed to growth, increasing innovations, to SMEs, digital economy and low carbon bioeconomy; highlights that in particular investments in these sectors have the potential not only to secure existing jobs but to trigger the creation of growth and further jobs;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that cohesion policy must be modernized; recommends that renewing industry and structures, and supporting new innovations should be in the centre of it in order to enhance employment in the whole European union.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises the importance of the simplification of management and procedures of cohesion policy programmes; stresses that the administrative burden caused by different managing and monitoring procedures must be reasonable when compared to the amount of the funding gained from cohesion policy programmes.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the proposal on Capital Markets Union and considers it an important tool to complement to the Investment Plan for Europe and improve SMEs access to credit by creating and developing alternative sources of funding to bank loans including through improving initial public offerings.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for the rapid implementation and use of the Capitals Markets Union to support industry led work to develop European private placement markets and support the take up of long-term investment funds. A successful Capital Markets Union will reduce fragmentation in the EU's financial markets, thereby helping to reduce the cost of funding
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a more social and publictable and better regulatory environment both at national and EU level in order to make the EU more attractive in particular for private investments, without which it will be impossible to reach the target of raising industry’'s contribution to GDP to as much as 20 % by 2020; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection.
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for an inclusive industrial strategy, that will tackle unemployment and secure more growth, more jobs with enhanced workers’ rights, and access to public health and education as one of the means of achieving the economic, social and territorial cohesion that is needed in the EU; considers that the ultimate goal should be sustainable development and a high quality of life, together with prosperity and decent work for everyonee ultimate goal of which should be tackling unemployment and securing competitiveness, growth and more jobs.