Activities of Maria GRAPINI related to 2022/2008(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (debate)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the tourism and transport industry has been the most affected by the restrictions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which in 2021 resulted in a 72 % decrease in international tourist arrivals compared with pre- pandemic levels, which has led to a reduction in turnover, particularly for SMEs;2; _________________ 2 https://www.unwto.org/unwto-world- tourism-barometer-data
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the new Industrial Strategy was updated to reflect the lessons learned from COVID-19, and that this strategy will be key to enhancing EU competitiveness and, overcoming future challenges and developing SMEs; recalls that a strong governance system and market surveillance are essential in order to relaunch the single market; calls on the Commission to focus on ensuring that the industrial strategy helps remove single market barriers and, avoid further fragmentation and eliminate the excessive bureaucracy that leads to excessive and burdensome costs, particularly for SMEs and micro-enterprises;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that strengthening the resilience of the Single Market can only deliver benefits for all Member States and their citizens if focusing to consumer rights as well as the needs of businesses, including SMEs, micro enterprises and start-ups;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to further assess the pandemic related disruptions in cross-border value-chains as the industrial strategy must provide the completion of value chains in certain industries in order to achieve the strategic autonomy of the EU; also recalls that in order to achieve strategic autonomy the green and digital transitions must be accelerated across the EU;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission’s policy report ‘Transition Pathway for Tourism’ highlights the need to further accelerate the green and digital transition of the tourism ecosystem, which is mostly composed of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls that the leadership of European industries in strategic sectors should be maintained and developed also by the implementation of the New Industrial Strategy, especially for those sectors that proved to be essential during the COVID-19 pandemic; underlines that during the pandemic, the supply chains of the food and pharmaceutical sectors have been massively disrupted; recalls that the European food industry must be further strengthened to prevent imbalances in the European food supply chain and to ensure EU food sovereignty; recalls that EU manufacturers and producers need more support in order to achieve the economic independence of third countries and to guarantee European self- sufficiency at pharmaceutical and medical production;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that EU industrial competitiveness relies on a fully functioning Single Market, therefore, also underlines the importance of the barrier- free transport; recalls the usefulness of the EU ad-hoc measures at the pandemic period, but also underlines the necessity to avoid uncoordinated national or regional restrictions, including border controls and closures, restricting the free movement of persons, goods and services in the future as those - inter alia - led to major disruptions of supply chains in many industrial ecosystems as well as to difficulties for cross border or seasonal workers;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the European standardisation strategy and underlines that standards are essential for a well- functioning single market, global competitiveness and the green and digital transitions; it is important that standardisation does not cause excessive bureaucracy.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the need to strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs, micro- enterprises and industry by addressing supply risks, dependencies, disruptions and vulnerabilities, especially in the green and digital economies; stresses that effective public procurement will lead to more jobs, growth and innovative investments;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that sectoral changes should not weaken, but further strengthen the Single Market; recalls that transformations expected in the future economy, such as the digitalisation of traditional industries could lead to job creation in new industries, but could also disrupt current jobs and lead to precarious working conditions as more and more tasks are automated, off-shored or both; recalls that these challenges require actions with appropriate financial incentives, as well as underlines the necessity to address potential societal reactions on the challenges, such as workplaces that are to disappear or be replaced by robotics;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it regrettable that the EU multiannual financial framework and NextGenerationEU did not provide any specific funding for the tourism industry, despite the fact that tourism contributed 9.9% to the EU GDP in 2019;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need to enhance European strategic autonomy by investing in professional qualifications, skills, digital infrastructures and key technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, 5G and 6G, microprocessors and semiconductors, high- performance computing and quantum technologies;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the commitments to increase R&D investments to 3 % of GDP and to develop a single market for research and innovation; underlines that industrial alliances and public-private partnerships are important to develop breakthrough technologies; calls on the Commission to ensure consistency and synergy in all initiatives, funding and regulatory instruments supporting industry and SMEs;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reminds that amongst the ecosystems tourism was hit hardest, and several other ecosystems also face a slow recovery, while the digital ecosystem increased its turnover during the crisis; recalls that in addition to vertical ecosystems, there is a need to have horizontal approaches, such as on enabling technologies, and that the digital ecosystem must be integrated with all other industrial ecosystems horizontally.
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to include the tourism industry in the EU data strategy and to support the establishment of data spaces that will benefit the sector by creating a framework for improved data sharing; in this context, invites the Commission to harmonise data collection rules on tourism statistics at Member State level;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to facilitate multimodal journey planning and ticketing through digital services while better regulating the activity of online booking platforms and booking platform intermediaries; calls for the EU framework for short-term rentals to be strengthened and for new policies to be implemented with a view to enhancing transparency and protecting online shoppers;