36 Amendments of Dan NICA related to 2022/2008(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is crucial to enable industry to implement the energy and digital transitions while preserving decent jobs, competitiveness and its ability to develop and produce clean products;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas industrial and manufacturing processes represent a backbone of the EU labour market and should foster the creation of high-quality jobs;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the update of the industrial strategy; stresses that for the Green Deal to be a true growth strategy, reduce dependencies and maintain a level playing field for European industry during the transition, it needs to be accompanied by ambitious industrial policy able to create links between large businesses, SMEs and start-ups;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the update of the industrial strategy; stresses that for the Green Deal to be a true sustainable growth strategy, reduce dependencies and maintain a level playing field for European industry during the green and just transition, it needs to be accompanied by ambitious industrial policy;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the European Commission’s initiative for a European standardisation strategy that aims to support the digital transformation and the green transition and shares the ambition to take a more proactive approach towards strategy setting for standards including at international level with key trading partners;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that a functioning European Single Market is an important asset to strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of the EU as well as to enhance the green and digital transition as bases for new growth in industrial sectors;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the EU cannot bneeds to decrease the dependentcy on non-EU countries for products and technologies that are essential to our economy and for our society of the future and address these dependencies through market diversification and by maintaining an ambitious trade agenda; stresses that the EU needs to regain a strong position in crucial global value chains and secure the supply of critical materials in times of crisis by promoting open and rules-based international competition;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the EU cannot be dependent on non-EU countries for products and technologies that are essential to our economy and for our society of the future; stresses that the EU needs to regain a strong position in crucial global value chains and secure the supply of critical materials in times of crisis and at affordable and competitive prices;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that relying on shorter and limited supply chains will not only improve the resilience of our economy to potential future disruptions but will also have an added benefit of fulfilling the EU climate ambitions by reducing CO2 emissions as soon as possible;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to present clear transition pathways for the industrial ecosystem as soon as possible, including by identifying the needs for a successful transition in terms of infrastructure, technologies and skills; calls on the Commission to ensure consistency and coordination across all initiatives, objectives, funding and regulatory instruments that will support industry through the transitions; calls for functioning single markets as part of EUs´ resilient industrial ecosystems, calls for annual monitoring and reporting on the competitiveness, employability and resilience of our industrial ecosystems and on the progress made on the transition pathways, so that instruments can be adapted swiftly when needed;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to build on regional ecosystems that embrace their own smart specialisation, help to bridge regional disparities and involve public administration, higher education institutions, scientists, civil society and industry to combine their knowledge and co-create content, context and learning experiences;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the EU is outperformed by other economic powers in research and development (R&D) expenditures as a percentage of GDP; reiterates the importance of an ambitious level of investment in R&D; regrets that the target of 3 % of GDP investments in R&D has still not been achieved in the vast majority of Member States; underlines the role that the ‘First EU commercial exploitation’ principle might have in order to maximise the impact and benefit of Union spending in R&D and increase the commercial exploitation of excellent EU research results;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the EU is outperformed by other economic powers in research and development (R&D) expenditures as a percentage of GDP; reiterates the importance of an ambitious level of , at least 3%, investment in R&D to improve EUs´ competitive position in the world; regrets that the target of 3 % of GDP investments in R&D has still not been achieved in the vast majority of Member States;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to closeontribute on closing the investment gap with global competitors for key enabling technologies; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal for a European Chips Act10 and the establishment of the European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud; calls on the Commission to extend these initiatives to among other the RDI instruments, to key enabling technologies, such as photonics, artificial intelligence and quantum; _________________ 10 COM(2022)0046.
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to close the investment gap with global competitors for key enabling technologies; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal for a European Chips Act10 and the establishment of the European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud; calls on the Commission to extend these initiatives to key enabling technologies, such as photonics and quantum; , biotechnology, edge computing, photonics and quantum computing and technology; _________________ 10 COM(2022)0046.
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to increase the resilience and competitiveness of the EU pharmaceutical industry by supporting dedicated investments in R&I, manufacturing of medicines and active ingredients in the EU and maintaining a vibrant research-based and production facilities on its territory;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to strengthen ‘Made in EU’ and accelerate the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, particularly by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); calls on the Commission to embed the ‘Made in Europe’ partnership strongly in the Horizon Europe programme and by fostering SMEs cooperation with universities and research and technology organisations;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to develop targeted EU rules on medicines procurement, under the current public procurement directive, aimed at ensuring long-term sustainability, competition, security of supply and stimulating investments in manufacturing;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of including education, upskilling and reskilling in the transition pathways; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for vocational education and business- education partnerships together with social partners within regional industrial clusters to boost skills and enhance the uptake of ready-for-market innovations by SMEs;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of proactive education and training policies that foster recruiting and retaining talents in the European Union; calls on the Commission and Member States to support world-class researchers and teachers in the EU to lead the education, research, development and training agenda of the future workforce and to enhance collaboration between education and training, research and the business sector;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. URecalls the importance to strengthen innovation and to disseminate throughout all value chains the incremental innovation concerning processes, products and solutions; underlines that SMEs and start-ups are playing a central role in the digitalisation of the EU and are a critical source of innovation; stresses the need to improve their access to financing;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that SMEs and start-ups are playing a central role in the digitalisation of the EU and are a critical source of sustainable and socially responsible innovation; stresses the need to improve their access to financing;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that SMEs and start-ups are playing a central role in the digitalisation of the EU and are a critical source of innovation; stresses the need to improve their access to financing, technology and talent;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for regulatory stability and predictability as well as the need for a digital and future ready regulatory framework, facilitating the approval of innovative products and services; calls on the Commission to include roadmaps in the transition pathways to reduce administrative burdens for European businesses, especially SMEs, by at least 30 %; stresses the ‘one in, one out’ principle;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Insists on the need to ensure social fairness of industrial transition and to develop adequate measures to support the re-industrialisation of regions in transition through strategic interregional investment projects, re-development plans for vulnerable regions, especially rural and remote areas;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to support incentive schemes for a widespread deployment of energy saving technologies in EU industrial producers such as installation of local renewable energy generations and co-generation that will improve the overall energy efficiency, competitiveness and resilience of enterprises, in particular for EU SMEs which are the backbone of our economy;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a predictable and consistent legal framework and efficient incentives that enable the transformation to a net-zero carbon economy and secure Europe’s competitiveness and high quality jobs, fostering a culture of constructive and effective social dialogue and timely information and consultation processes as key elements for anticipating and managing change;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Recalls that an eco-innovation and eco-efficiency of manufacturing and society can be achieved through targeted investments in sustainable innovative technologies and business models;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Reiterates the need of an enabling framework conditions for developing sustainable mobility and supporting sector coupling;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to accelerate the implementation of instruments, including important projects of common European interest, and industrial alliances that develop innovative breakthrough technologies needed for the energy transition, such as clean steel, clean aviation, e-fuels, clean fertilisers, e- cracking and small modular reactosemiconductors, microelectronics, hydrogen, cloud, smart-health, e-cracking and small modular reactors; underlines that the current exceptionally high energy prices require non-ordinary solutions and efforts from the EU, not only coordinating Member States’ action, but also achieving a true European energy market devoid of any kind of barriers;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to accelerate the implementation ofuse in a smart and selective way instruments, including important projects of common European interest to target clear market failures, and industrial alliances that develop innovative breakthrough technologies needed for the energy transition, such as clean steel, clean aviation, e-fuels, clean fertilisers, e- cracking and small modular reactors;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create ad hoc incentives for the production of critical goods, such as essential medicines, to achieve its open strategic autonomy;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the importance of assuring an uninterrupted access of essential medical and healthcare equipment to the EU common market, following the experience gained from the initial shortages at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission to further support measures to limit the increase in demand for primary raw materials such as promoting circular economy, supporting R&I for material substitutions, including sustainable supplies in trade agreements;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors -report on delays in implementing 5G networks and the risks associated with non-EU vendors11 ; calls on the Commission to stimulate a coordinated 5G roll-out in the EU and reduce external dependencies and interference risks in 5G and next generation communication technology6G communication technology through coordinated support to enable European players to build the R&;D capacities for 6G systems and develop lead markets for 5G infrastructure as a basis for the digital and green transformation; _________________ 11 European Court of Auditors, ‘Special Report 03/2022: 5G roll-out in the EU: delays in deployment of networks with security issues remaining unsolved’, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2022.
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the development of common European data spaces initiative; underlines the role that interoperable, competitive and European-wide data spaces will play for several industrial sectors, including artificial intelligence development, mobility, environment, health, and smart manufacturing; believes that the participationleading role of non-EU/EEA companies in EU data spaces initiatives may waters down the goal of strengthening the EU’s ditechnologitcal sovereignty; and calls for strategic European initiatives to support the emergence of European data space ecosystem based on trustworthiness, competitiveness and interoperability;