12 Amendments of Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ related to 2020/2076(INI)
Amendment 14 #
B. whereas the EU’s SMEs have traditionally generated a high share of the EU’s employment, and in so doing have ensured social and economic well-being and prosperity; whereas they are often hit hard in times of crisis such as that generated by the current COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 30 #
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 ofset out in the European Green Deal, involving a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, bringing citizens, cities and regions together, and allowing for a just transition fostering cohesion between regions through innovation and a new sustainable economic model, leaving no one behind;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for a Union industrial strategy that takes into account the importance of this sector for regions facing demographic challenges, encourages investment and promotes the industrial development of such areas in the Union;
Amendment 56 #
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 low carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and cohesive and aims to ensure long- term and sustainable employment, particularly in disadvantaged regions;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of energy production and consumption when it comes to European industrial competitiveness and greenhouse gas emissions, making it essential to achieve transition to a sustainable, affordable and safe energy system based on the proper functioning of the internal energy market; points out that energy transition, digital transformation, technological innovation and research and development must be the driving forces behind the achievement of European industrial growth, climate neutrality and greater territorial resilience and sustainability, helping to develop rural areas, counter depopulation and improve air quality in metropolitan regions;
Amendment 70 #
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, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions, focusing on local investment and education programmes to promote energy self-sufficiency, the use of renewables and improved energy efficiency;
Amendment 79 #
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, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and associated risk prevention in all EU regions;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of regional and municipal waste management in promoting the circular economy and calls on the European Commission to channel the necessary investment into recovery plants that reinject waste as a form of secondary raw material into the economy, thereby generating wealth and employment and helping to curb climate change;
Amendment 102 #
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, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single markets, especially in key sectors such as health supplies;
Amendment 110 #
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 transitionwith low air quality but nevertheless committed to the emissions reduction goals set out in the European Green Pact, regions in industrial decline with high levels of unemployment, depopulated regions and interregional areas that combine some of these characteristics, in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition, the protection of air quality and interregional cooperation, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 113 #
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 that are nevertheless committed to the emissions reduction targets set out in the European Green Pact, in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition.
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)