14 Amendments of Konstantinos ARVANITIS related to 2020/2076(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Europe needs a socially effective and environmentally sustainable industrial strategy prioritizing equal development; whereas today EU industry employs around 35 million people and accounts for over 80 % of exports; whereas women still remain under-represented across industrial sectors, occupations and management levels;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU industrial strategy must serve as a vector for creating more and betterguarantee quality jobs and achieve an inclusive and balanced job market that benefits the people, accompanying the transition towards a digital and carbon- neutral industry; whereas the EU industrial strategy must serve as a booster for social cohesion and in that way contribute to the fight against social dumping;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas a long-standing focus on competitiveness and market-based approaches has proven unable to solve divergence between Member States and regions, causing the loss of numerous jobs and reinforcing the de- industrialization of entire regions; whereas only strong public industrial strategy can guarantee a truly equal, sustainable and just industrial development, including high quality jobs, and ambitious social and environmental objectives;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence are crucial for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness, creating job opportunities and economic prosperity;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas in several factories where workers and trade unions were able to determine production decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a quick reconversion of manufacturing towards medical products was observed;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas any fair and sustainable production model should place workers, their representatives and trade unions, as well as workers’ interests and long standing expertise at its very core to ensure it is oriented on the basic needs of society.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that EU industrial policy must at least be in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and efficientlythe European Social Charter and address theall social consequences of structural change and the need to continue implementing its principles, in order to support fair working conditionsgood, fair and equal working conditions, quality employment, and equal opportunities, as well as access to well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights any industrial strategy should place the workers, their representatives and trade unions, as well as the workers’ interests and long- standing expertise at its core to ensure a democratic functioning; calls on the Commission to fully include workers, their representatives and trade unions at every stage of the procedure;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. EmphasisNotes that thean European Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme shcould be adopted as a key instrument that must accompany the twin ecological and digital transition;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights that an austerity policy weakens both domestic demand and public investment and is hence incompatible with any ambitious industrial strategy;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that EU industrial policy must embrace relocationpublic investment strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase competitiveness and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomythroughout the Union, in order to support the equal and sustainable development of all EU regions, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy; calls on the Commission to promote the use of public investment to create high-quality jobs and achieve ambitious social and environmental goals;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a competitivstable and sustainable EU industry; considers higher salaries and better working conditions as paramount in this respect; considers education in future- oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards Vocational Education Training and digital skills, to be essentiaimportant as well to address current skills shortages; believes that lifelong learning is a prerequisitecould help to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers and should be an integral part of the EU Industrial Strategy; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure complementarity between the aims of the new Industrial Strategy and the anticipated updated Skills Agenda for Europe;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the recent pandemic has shown the importance of digital solutions, particularly telework, and the need to establish guidelines and regulations at European level; believes that telework offers opportunities such as betterboth risks and opportunities for the work- life balance, reduced CO2 emissions related to the daily commute, and enhanced employment opportunities for people with disabilities; calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to regulating telework conditions across the EU defending the highest employment standards and avoiding any weakening of collective bargaining and social partners’ involvement;
Amendment 161 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that gender balance and achieving equality between men and women must be core principles of the EU’s industrial strategy; calls on the Commission to include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to address the digital and green transformations, and to encourage women’s participation in the digital entrepreneurshipconomy, STEM and ICT education and employment in order to avoideliminate any industrial and digital gender gap;