Activities of Ernest MARAGALL related to 2014/2245(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on investment for jobs and growth: promoting economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Underlines the fact that the economic crisis has seriously damaged economic, social and territorial cohesion, resulting in huge differences between Member States; recalls that since the onset of the crisis over 3.8 million jobs have been lost in manufacturing emphasises the need to reinforce the EU Cohesion policy with a clear statement of priorities, highlighting the EU1 ; __________________ 1Industrial Scoreboard 2013, Commission Staff Working Document, p.6.fact that reduction of regional disparities is the key to achieving the EU wide goals of growth and jobs;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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2. Underlines the fact that the industrial sector constitutes one of the cornerstones of economic and social cohesion in Europe since nearly 80 % of European exports depend on the industrial sector and industry accounts for 80 % of expenditure on R&D in Europe2 ; recalls that since the onset of the crisis over 3.8 million jobs have been lost in manufacturing in the EU1a ; notes however that an estimated 594000 new jobs were created from 2007 to 2012 through the EU regional policy alone1b; __________________ 2 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, COM(2014)0014, For a European Industrial Renaissance, p.3. 1a Industrial Scoreboard 2013, Commission Staff Working Document, p.6. 1b Making Europe’s regions and cities more competitive, fostering growth and creating jobs. p.4 http://europa.eu/pol/pdf/flipbook/en/regio nal_policy_en.pdf
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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3. Considers that austerity measures in several European countries are having a negative impact on industrial structures, resulting in a fall-off in investment and more difficult access to credit for manufacturers; underscores the need for a "mesoeconomic" (regions-centric) approach in order to achieve economic recovery;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
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4. Considers that all the new projects and investments promoted by EU funds should have an employment clause that includes the obligation to create new and non- precarious jobs; recalls that all investments and projects should enhance environmental protection, in particular, to promote the renewable sources of energy as well as energy efficiency measures; and recalls that the global market for eco - friendly products and services is projected to almost double by 2020 being around 2 trillion of euros a year1a __________________ 1a Report on The number of Jobs dependent on the Environment and Resource Efficiency improvements, p.9 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/enveco/jo bs/pdf/jobs.pdf
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
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5. Calls for more social and public 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 environmRecognising the crucial role of the research and development in achieving the Cohesion policy objectives, strongly supports the "relative innovation" approach to R&I, which prioritizes the reduction of the innovation gap within the Union; calls for further clarification of the Smart Specialisation concept, which has the potential protection.of boosting the competitiveness of the EU regions;