Activities of Alexandra GEESE related to 2020/2076(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a New Industrial Strategy for Europe
Amendments (13)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a domestic industry is a mogenerator of growthdevelopment, innovation and social well-being within the EU;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of sustainable development and achieving the EU climate neutrality by 2040, therefore contributing to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, SDGs, and the European Green Deal, a road map towards a new growthsustainable development policy for the EU, bringing citizens, cities and regions together, and allowing for a just transition; strongly believes that new Industrial Strategy for Europe should be fully aligned with the new European Climate Law;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Regrets that there is still no new European Strategy in place that would replace the Europe 2020 Agenda;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that investment in innovative means of production, manufacturing, research, education and re-skilling/up- skilling should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish fair and inclusive economic growth, inclusive, gender-equal and sustainable economic prosperity; therefore the local development and local economies (Économie de proximité) should be strongly supported as well;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a greener and ecological transition, to a green, energy and resource efficient and lowzero carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term and sustainable employment for all genders based on the partnership principle;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition without fossil fuels, green and blue investments, the circular economy, energy and resource efficiency, as well as climate adaptation, mitigation and risk prevention in all EU regions; stresses in that regard the importance of the commitments made by the Paris Agreement and achieving the EU climate and energy targets and a climate-neutral EU by 2040;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the EU’s cohesion policy needs adequate significant increase of financing from the ESIF to foster economic, social and territorial cohesion in all EU regions by helping to reduce economic and social disparities, achieve positive convergence and foster sustainable development, halting and reversing biodiversity loss; furthermore, strongly supports an integrated approach and gearing up all EU policies toward the objective of climate-neutral EU by 2040;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls for a significant increase of resources if Cohesion policy is to become a substantial tool for financing the current crisis and recovery that will inevitably lead to diminished resources available to address other most urgent regional needs such as fight against global warming and climate change, thus contributing to the Green Deal, Just Transition and the Paris Agreement objectives; in that regard points out to the lessons learnt from the 2008/2009 crisis that show how much it is worth to invest in the European Green Deal;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, sustainability, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market; strongly believes in an urgent need to shift our economy from linear to circular and calls the Commission to start changing the policies from growth paradigm to post-growth and sustainable development thus putting the Economic and Monetary Union on a sustainable footing;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritise investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition.n ecological, just and gender-equal transition; calls on shifting any kind of investments towards sustainable investment; requires that ESI Funds have to be used for sustainable mobility, eco- entrepreneurs, green infrastructure and phasing out fossil fuels to avoid doing any harm on the environment and climate;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses the importance of fostering synergies between the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and different EU programmes, namely Horizon Europe, in order to support new innovative technologies and solutions that would replace the use of fossil fuels;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 (new)
- Calls for more direct funding for European cities as important drivers of recovery and tackling climate-related issues;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 (new)
- Strongly believes that the new long-term strategy for Europe’s industrial future should clearly include the phasing out date for fossil fuels and its direct and indirect subsidies.