Activities of Henrike HAHN related to 2022/2008(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy
Amendments (59)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
— having regard to the Commission's recommendation and guidelines on energy efficiency first: from principle to practice (28th September 2021),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)
Citation 30 a (new)
— having regard to the UN IPCC report on Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change, 4th April 2022,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is crucial to enable industry to implement the energy andthe unprecedented military aggression against Ukraine by the Russian Federation has demonstrated again the urgent need to end the EU’s dependence on fossil fuels not only from a climate but also from a geo-political strategic perspective; whereas in this context the EU’s cooperation with like- minded international partners becomes more important in the fight against climate change and therewith linked phase out of fossil fuels in particular also in the industrial context; whereas accelerating the energy transition is a matter of energy security, economic security, and climate and environmental security; whereas it is crucial that industries are enabled to realise the ecological and sustainable digital transitions while preservincreasing jobs, competitiveness and its abilcapacity to develop and produce clehighly sustainable and socially fair products, services and production processes;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in a changing geopolitical world, reducing EU dependencies on and the persistent risks of climate change makes it imperative to reduce EU dependencies on fossil fuels, nuclear, critical raw materials, products and technologies is vital, technologies, manufacturing capabilities and skills while fostering sustainable trade, strengthening of resilient and diversified global supply chains as well as maintaining high environmental and social standards; whereas regaining a high level of independence requires a collective European effort based on joint commitments and solidarity and the putting in place of enabling conditions for strategic sectors that are key for the ecological and digital transition, such as the renewable or semiconductor industry;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the share of Russian gas in the EU’s gas consumption is still nearly 40% and Russia remains the main supplier of EU imports of crude oils and coal; whereas various Member States have ongoing collaboration with Russia in the nuclear field; whereas the EU needs to refocus its industrial and energy policies with the aim of diversifying as fast as possible its energy sources, increasing energy savings and energy efficiency measures as well as deploying massive volumes of renewables and adopt a much stronger circular economy approach across industries based on resilient and sustainable supply chains;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the availability of materials and components and of manufacturing capacity in Europe is essential to avoid replacing the EU’s dependency on one country's energy imports with an accrued dependency from another for the supply of rare-earth minerals, other critical metals, equipment, or manufacturing capabilities;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is home to world leading research institutes, companies and skilled people and has the potential to be a world leader in industrial innovation in alignment with the EU’s goal of climate neutrality by 2040 at the latest;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas renewable and energy efficiency solutions are mature and have become mass markets, whereas renewable energy costs have plummeted, whereas the industrial sector is characterized by long lead-times and it is important to ensure that the growth of renewable energy use is already initiated ahead of 2030 avoiding stranded assets and future lock-ins;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the update of the iIndustrial sStrategy; stresses that for the Green Deal to be a true growth strategy, reduceto be a true transformational strategy the European Green Deal and digital transition need to be at its core thereby reducing the EU’s dependencies and maintaensuring a level playing field for European industry during the transition, it needs to bewhile going through the transition, and creating the base for becoming ac companied by ambitious industrial policetitive front- runner in establishing a net-zero GHG emission and sustainable economy;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has led to increased costs in Europe, including those related to energy and fuel usage, having an immediate and negative effect across industry, the internal market and society as a whole; recognises that there are numerous measures that can help reduce these impacts on end users whilst also benefiting the environment and human health through reduced greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls in particular to significantly reduce the EU’s energy dependence, especially on Russian gas, oil, coal and nuclear, by, inter alia, massively investing in energy saving and efficiency measures and increased renewable capacities while enhancing demand-side flexibility and the direct electrification of industrial processes in line with the EU sectoral integration strategy; stresses that in response to the crisis, it is of paramount importance to avoid infrastructure or contractual fossil fuel, and in particular gas, lock-ins; points to the fact that conversely the acceleration of the implementation of the Green Deal will strengthen the Union and reduce its dependency from third countries;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. In view of the current energy price spikes, supports targeted relief measures for vulnerable customers in the industrial context in particular vulnerable SMEs and micro-enterprises, to alleviate the worst economic and social impacts of high-energy prices;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on Member States to give priority to investments in renewables, energy efficiency and storage technologies at least as much and as swift as they are now supporting fossil fuel related costs; urges the Commission to launch a new RRF-type investment initiative to mitigate the on-going energy crisis and its adverse effects on European industry and society as a whole and to accelerate the sustainable transition of European industry and the energy system as to rapidly reduce the need for imported fossil fuels and make Europe less vulnerable as soon as possible;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Points to lessons learnt from the Covid crisis and asks for the creation of an industrial reconversion plan to boost the EU’s value chains, especially for energy efficiency, renewable and storage technologies in order to guarantee an increased supply and ensure the delivery of the increased climate and energy ambition stipulated in the REPowerEU Communication (COM/2022/108) and in turn the success of the twin transition and energy security; to this end requests the Commission to engage with industry and develop a dedicated industrial strategy, as done for the Covid vaccines, to enable EU market leaders and to satisfy increased domestic demand; stresses that this would also speed up the EU’s autonomy in such strategic value chains; asks the Commission to promote joint procurement of critical materials both by public and private actors;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the EU cannot be dependshould pay special attent ion non-EU countries forto 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 for the ecological and digital transition of our economy and society; observes that labour shortages and supply chain constraints already visible during COVID have been in part exacerbated by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and related sanctions isolating Russia from global markets; stresses that the EU needs to adopt a more strategic approach towards circular economy and diversification of third country suppliers to ensure a sufficient and sustainable supply of inter alia (critical) raw materials, in particular in times of crisis;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to present clear, based on input of the European Climate Change Council, as soon as possible clear science-based transition pathways for theper 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,in consistency with the EU 2030 and 2050 energy and climate targets, in order identify from a ‘backcasting’ perspective concrete actions and interim targets, including in the area of R&I, infrastructure, technologies and skills to ultimately reach the goal of climate neutrality and amore circular economy as well as to ensure consistency and synergies across all EU policies and objectives, funding and regulatory instruments that will support industryies through their twin transitions; calls for annual monitoring and reporting on the competitiveness and resilience of our industrial ecosystems and on the progress made on the transition pathways, so that instruments can be adapted swiftly when neededprogress of individual sectors’ transition pathways, and their consistency with the EU’s 2030 and 2050 targets, the competitiveness and resilience of our industrial ecosystems, so instruments can be adapted swiftly when needed; stresses that civil society, the academic community, consumer organisations and trade unions should be part of the development, drafting and monitoring the transition pathways; asks the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change established under Article 10a of Regulation (EC) No 401/2009) to provide advise to the Commission on the application of related EU policies, including priority infrastructure, projects and targets, and to suggest corrective measures in an scientific, evidence-based and transparent manner should emissions from an industrial sector deviate from the established specific pathway;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure a balanced representation of relevant experts and stakeholders, including civil society organisations, consumer organisations and trade unions, in the various industry related fora and to ensure a continuous, science-based monitoring of progress of individual industrial sectors towards the EU’s Green Deal objectives, in particular the 2050 net-zero GHG emissions objective as well as the reduction of EU industries’ dependency on fossil fuels and energy imports;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the need for Horizon Europe’s work programmes 2023/24 to take account of the new circumstances resulting from the Russian invasion in Ukraine, in particular clusters 4 and 5 on 5 on ‘industry, digital and space’ and on ‘climate, energy and mobility’ respectively in light of the urgent need for the EU to come up with even more innovative solutions by setting relevant incentives for the research community including industrial actors as early as through the Horizon work programmes 2023/24; calls for underpinning industry oriented R&D investments more than ever with the objectives of resource and energy efficiency, deployment of renewable energy sources, support for the circular economy and sustainability thereby ensuring the replacement of fossil fuels and the reduction of EU industries’ reliance on energy imports reflecting the political direction given by REPowerEU communication and the Versailles Declaration and applying this approach also through all Horizon public-private partnerships of the Union;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses for the medium and longer-term that environmentally sustainable technologies that are already proven at demonstration scale should be replicated as to enable them to compete on the market with existing technologies as early as possible; highlights in this context in particular fully renewables based hydrogen, its production and related infrastructure, zero-emission cement, steel and chemicals, new forms of renewable power, such as floating offshore wind and ocean energy, long- duration energy storage, circular economy technologies, demand-response and deep improvements to the electricity grid to handle intermittency, calls for concrete instruments for enabling the EU and Member States to pool R&D efforts in those priority areas and to enable the uptake of the results in the local economy and across value-networks;
Amendment 150 #
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; in view of facilitating the uptake of R&I results in the local economy and across value- networks; emphasises yet that, ‘Made in Europe’ should not only stand for quality and innovation, but also for highly sustainable and socially fair industrial products, processes and services;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of lead markets and introduce scalable demand-pull instruments for sustainable industrial materials and products, in particular with high Capex requirements; calls on the Commission to establish more ambitious and effective norms, quotas and standards in terms of GHG emission reduction, embedded emissions, recycling, resource and energy-savings, zero pollution and circular economy requirements in support of the Sustainable Product Policy Framework; points to the revision of procurement standards for basic materials, such as in the building and construction sector, as well as the introduction of sustainable products and material purchasing mandates for large private sector consumers, quotas for climate neutral products and materials including zero-carbon steel and low- carbon cement, as well as mandatory labelling on durability and reparability of products and improved consumer information;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers that the circular economy combined with the zero pollution agenda must be at the centre of the Union's economy and industrial policy, prioritising waste prevention and the reduction of its energy and resource consumption, closed loop recycling along whole industrial sectors and value chains and fully embedded in business models and production processes, in particular as regards CO2 intensive materials and value chains like buildings, vehicles or packaging; further stresses the importance of sustainability and reparability by design ensuring the recycling and reuse of important (critical) raw materials as well as an enhanced use and longevity of products; highlights that this would make Europe less dependent on primary materials while incentivising innovation the creation of new markets, leadership in new digital, advanced industrial technologies and logistics as well as a huge potential for new safe and sustainable jobs at local level and in particular for SMEs and start-ups; highlights the strong synergies between climate action and the circular economy, in particular in energy- and resource- intensive industries;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement issuing guidance on public procurement; stresses that public procurement is an essential instrument for national and economic security and for supporting the uptake of and demand for csustainable an productd circular products, services and innovations; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to review public procurement and competition rules where needed; in particular calls on the Commission to make environmental, social and ethics criteria mandatory under public procurement legislative framework, in full alignment with the European Green Deal, and ensure that SMEs have a fair chance to participate in the substantial market for public procurement;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 199 #
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 arethe launch of innovative sustainable business models and products; emphasises their importance as a critical source of innovation; stresses the need to improve their access to financing, including national and EU funding;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for regulatory stability and predictability; 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’ principleensuring future-oriented EU regulatory framework in the industrial context taking into consideration economic, environmental, gender and social impacts in an integrated and balanced way as well as the costs of non-harmonisation at EU level; urges to identify legislation that runs counter the European Green Deal and wider sustainable development goal objectives; highlights the need to decrease administrative burden, especially for SMEs and start-ups, however without detriment to the setting and enforcement of the highest standards for consumer, workers, health and environmental protection;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the regional dimension of industrial policy and the role of regional smart specialisation strategies; calls on the Commission to include instruments to increase the use of ‘Made in EU’ at a regional levelneed to address the social and economic inequalities beyond reskilling and jobs in new economic sectors; stresses that to guarantee a more inclusive transition, it is required to include the participation of all local stakeholders, including civil society and community representatives in the preparation and implementation of regional transition plans;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to stimuland Member States to accelerate the production ofcapacities for affordable, safe and abundant renewable and low-carbonsustainable renewable energy; calls on the Commission to increase the coordination of the planning and financing for needed electricity, energy, hydrogen, CO2 andof the needed related infrastructure, in particular as regards renewable electricity, energy, renewable hydrogen, and renewable heating/cooling infrastructure;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls the great job creation potential and cost reduction benefits that energy efficiency improvements are expected to yield; stresses that measures, including targets, standards and benchmarking mechanisms, that improve energy efficiency must therefore underpin initiatives in all industrial sectors; emphasises that increased energy savings also mean increased energy security; asks Member States to expand national energy audit schemes, to make their results binding and develop programmes supporting cost reducing energy efficiency measures in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises, such as energy audit centres for SMEs/ start- ups and micro-companies, to cover costs of an energy audit; demands that enterprises failing to implement recommendations within 36 months after the completion of the energy audit should pay the financial equivalent of the respective energy savings to the national efficiency fund;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on Member States and the Commission to set measures aiming at the smart and renewable electrification of the industry sector, fostering its flexible operation in particular via energy management and demand-response;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Stresses the need to make better use of unavoidable waste heat and cold as well as industrial clusters and symbioses offering significant synergies and energy savings potentials in many sectors, including textile, chemicals, food processing and machinery, yet without perpetuating inefficient outdated industrial processes;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f (new)
Paragraph 12 f (new)
12f. Emphasises that to ensure that RFNBOs are only used where they are crucially needed, priority should be given to non- energy uses, such where hydrogen is used as a feedstock, reiterates that for many industrial applications, in particular heat, more energy efficient options, such as direct electrification using renewable power from the grid or other heat recovery alternatives exist that would be 1-5 times more energy efficient than using renewable hydrogen; emphasises that prioritising the scarce renewable hydrogen to non-energy uses in industry in this more efficient way would also mean that more renewable hydrogen and renewable power is ultimately available sooner to decarbonize more industrial processes and energy uses;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 g (new)
Paragraph 12 g (new)
12g. Regrets that the market for renewable power purchase agreements is still limited to a small number of Member States and large companies, due to persistent administrative, technical and financial barriers both at national and cross-border level; asks Member States to assess and swiftly remove these barriers, including for renewable heating and cooling purchase agreements, which will play an increasing role in reaching the EU's climate and renewables targets; furthermore, stresses the added value of creating renewable based industrial parks and clusters, in order to better exploit their synergies;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 h (new)
Paragraph 12 h (new)
12h. Reiterates the key strategic role of the renewable industries not only in reducing EU dependence on imported fossil fuels and the lowering of energy prices, but also in reaching the EGD targets and as creator of new, local and green jobs both in the downstream sector (project development, installation, etc.) and the manufacturing of equipment, in particular wind, solar and heat pumps; welcomes the Commission’s communication on REPower EU; is yet of the opinion that the REPower EU plan announced for May2022 should be further increased in its ambition and accompanied with concrete policies and measures to accelerate the roll-out of renewables and energy efficiency measures; demands accordingly the roll out of at least 100 million solar rooftops by 2030 with the aim of helping unlock solar energy's potential as a major renewable energy source on roofs or facades of buildings and at least 50 million new heat pumps, including 30 million hydronic heat pumps, by 2030, which in turn would create a solid pipeline of domestic demand; stresses that the current and future support programmes need to provide grants, tax incentives for SMEs and start-ups, commercial and industrial buildings and renewable energy communities to invest into solar energy sourcing and storage, remove national barriers for solar rooftops, heat pump and storage technologies;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 i (new)
Paragraph 12 i (new)
12i. In order to respond to increasing domestic, but also global demand for renewable and energy efficiency technologies, asks the Commission to come forward with an analysis of the EU’ industrial manufacturing and investment needs as well as the research and innovation capacities to be reinforced within the Union, including by taking into account the technological development of recycling processes, sustainable and safe refrigerants, the introduction of very high recycling quotas for specific critical raw materials and the promotion of resource efficiency;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to bring down the time needed to issue permits substantially and create fast-track permitting procedures for infrastructure that supports industry in the energy transition and the reduction of air, land and water pollution, while maintaining and enforcing strong environmental safeguards and public participation;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points to the fact that a number of companies are developing their own labels to put ‘green products’ produced from renewables on the internal market, stresses that such labels should not mislead consumers, asks therefore the Commission to ensure in its expected proposal a robust EU-wide methodology that companies or labelling scheme would be required to use if they want to report on the share of renewable energy used in the manufacturing of a product; demands that such label should be in full consistency with Sustainable Product Framework and enhance consumer transparency;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Highlights to the great potential of Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfDs) as a vital instrument to trigger emission reductions and reduced dependency on fossil fuels in industry, offering the opportunity to guarantee investors in innovative zero-emission technologies and their diffusion a price that rewards CO2 emission reductions by bridging the price difference between the price of the zero- emission technology and the ETS price; notes the European Commission proposal to use CCfDs as an award mechanism for the Innovation Fund; stresses that CCfDs should only be granted to projects implementing technologies that are fully compatible with the objective of limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre- industrial levels, that exclude the direct or indirect use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy and that respect the ´do not significant harm´ principle set out in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852;
Amendment 273 #
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 energycological transition, such as cleazero-emission steel, clean aviation, e-fuels, clean fertilisers, e- cracking and small modular reactorse-cracking, next generation renewables and pre-fabricated sustainable building materials; stresses further the importance of the de-risking of funding, such as through InvestEU or the Innovation Fund, which are essential for enhancing the EU’s manufacturing capabilities in key strategic sectors, such as the solar industry, enabling it re-build a solid European manufacturing base;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that European and national CCfDs can co-exist, underlines that both are needed to fund innovations, in particular in hard-to-abate sectors, bringing zero-emission technologies to an industrial scale and supporting their diffusion within sectors; believes that a common European approach should allow for sector specific tender designs, focus on the competitiveness of CCfDs and support lower-income member states to have access to sufficient funding; emphasises that the financial support through CCfDs should be proportionate and not lead to undue distortions of the EU´s internal market nor to unfair discrimination with regard competing imported products, as required under WTO law; insists that as such, CCfDs should present an alternative to free allowances and not an additional subsidy; reminds that in case the ETS price is higher than the strike price at which the project has been awarded a CCfD, the beneficiary should pay back the difference;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Points to the need to address the impact of EU ETS price volatility in the context of CCfDs with the budget needed to finance long-term CCfDs being higher, if the EU ETS market price is lower than expected; asks the Commission to assess this issue in particular if European CCfDs are awarded via the Innovation Fund as well as potential complementary (new) funding sources or redistribution mechanisms for expected revenue streams; stresses that projects awarded at European level should receive a contribution from the Member State where the project is located at least equal to the amount provided from the Innovation Fund, in order to ensure ownership of the projects;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission analysis on strategic dependencies and capacities; calls on the Commission to finalise the analyses and technology roadmaps as soon as possible and propose actions to reduce dependence on the identified critical products and supplies; highlights the necessity of a strategy based on further in- depth analysis of mutual dependencies to strengthen the EU’s capacity in critical value chains and manufacturing;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Asks the Commission to launch a genuinely green critical raw materials (CRM) strategy to be able to produce inter alia the necessary technologies we need for a fast roll out of renewable technologies and energy efficiency measures; stresses that such strategy should lead to a functioning recycling market (not competing against primary raw materials), the funding for technological development of recycling processes, the introduction of very high recycling quotas for specific CRM and the promotion of resource efficiency and increased research & innovation on possible sustainable substitution of CRMs; calls upon the Commission to establish strategic partnerships in raw materials, in particular with strategic allies, such as the US, that can expand the green approaches on alternatives to mining supporting the creation of a resilient secondary market for (critical) raw materials;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Highlights that the Deep Sea is home to a vast and largely unexplored biodiversity and provides critical environmental services, including long- term carbon sequestration; points out that deep-seabed mining is highly likely to cause inevitable and permanent biodiversity loss; reiterates its position on the ‘on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives’ (P9_TA(2021)0277) and stresses that the precautionary principle must apply to the emerging deep seabed mining sector; further recalls its resolution of 16 January 2018 on international ocean governance and calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote a moratorium, including at the International Seabed Authority, on deep- seabed mining until such time as the effects of deep-sea mining on the marine environment, biodiversity and human activities at sea have been studied and researched sufficiently and deep seabed mining can be managed to ensure no marine biodiversity loss nor degradation of marine ecosystems; emphasises the need for the Commission to cease funding for the development of seabed mining technology in line with a circular economy based on minimising, reusing and recycling minerals and metals;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to broaden the scope of the Observatory of Critical Technologies to include continuously monitoring, evaluating and reporting on resilience indicators for EU industries, such as mutual dependencies in key technologies, manufacturing capacities, strategic dependencies and foreign subsidies in strategic sectors;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is strongly concerned about unfair competition, investments and takeovers by non-EU state-financed companies on the single market, especially in strategic sectors; calls on the Commission to analyse and prevent this interference and to guarantee a level playing field, especially for SMEs;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission, in view of the next review, to broaden the framework for foreign direct investment to address the effect of foreign subsidies on economic security in the EU and of technology transfers by EU companies in non-EU countries in strategic sectors by also considering the inclusion of outbound investment;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights the need to ensure resilience of communication networks and security of dataspaces, thus encouraging the fast deployment of fibre networks that could ensure multiple pathways and resilience to physical and cyber-attacks; underlines the need to take into account the new geopolitical realities and ensure security and privacy by design;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the EC to ensure that the digital transition will make use of state-of- the-art methods and best practice to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, computational complexities, increase energy efficiency and the efficiency of data of the systems in productive use. New deployments shall be done with capabilities that enable the measurement of the energy consumed and/or other environmental impacts;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the EC to include in the digital transition mandatory environmental sustainability assessments, including on energy use, over the entire lifecycle of products and systems;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Stresses the need to modernise and Europeanise the highly fragmented defence industrial landscape in the EU which, due to fragmentation, duplication and inefficiencies, wastes scarce resources and is not as effective as needed in the face of the most serious military security threats to Europe due to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and its repercussions on European security order;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Believes that it is of utmost importance to operationalise a reliable, modest and efficient European defence equipment market including a high degree of technological sovereignty; underlines the need to urgently focus efforts on setting the legal and technical parameters before discussing to increase further subsidies via the EU budget and funds like EDF; stresses the need for the Commission to set technical standards and norms for interoperability of military technology to guarantee that European armed forces are able to jointly execute the most demanding military operations: equally stresses the need for the Commission to finally present a proposal for a regime for the security of supply in the defence area which was demanded by the European Council already in 2013; believes that without such, and additional legal and technical parameters, there is no guarantee that EU budget investments and subsidies will generate more security for Europe;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Calls for an in-depth revision of the EDF, in order to make it more transparent and therefore efficient and effective; stresses the need to introduce the delegated acts procedure for the annual and multi-annual work programmes which would guarantee meaningful parliamentary scrutiny and a modern defence industrial policy; reminds the strong role of the US Congress as regards the defence budget and spending;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 g (new)
Paragraph 21 g (new)
21g. Calls for developing a holistic approach to defence capability development programmes and their industrial dimension; stresses the need to develop an integrated and comprehensive approach which addresses all stages from joint R&D, to joint procurement, joint maintenance, and training; proposes to use the financial architecture of the newly established European Peace Facility to create the legal and financial framework for a solid and reliable off-budget fund which would guarantee a collaborative European approach from investments until use, and make sure that there are guaranteed synergies between national defence budgets and a joint effort which is sustainable for the long term;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Reminds the important role of EU standardisation for a well-functioning single market, global competitiveness and the green and digital transitions and advocates a strong focus on playing a leading role in international standards organisations; calls for the EU to regain its leading role in setting, implementing and enforcing high environmental standards and warns that falling behind third countries would impact not only the sustainability but also competitiveness of EU industry; stresses therefore that standards should be amongst other objectives to be designed in a way that help improve material reuse and recycling and foster secondary resource uptake;