Activities of Ivo BELET related to 2013/2006(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that RISE must be embedded in an ecological and social market economy in accordance with the principles of fair competition, the internalisation of externalities and environmentally conscious Ordnungspolitik; states that Europe’s future industrial competitiveness must be guided by the vision of sustainability, the European social model, societal values and institutional infrastructure, providing the right breeding ground for developing high value-added economic activities;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that IP must tackle the grand societal challenges set out in the Europe 2020 strategy and must be effectively integrated into the European Semester process and the National Reform Programmes of the Member States;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Applauds the Commission's transversal approach to IP; holds that RISEthe IP should follow a matrix approach combining horizontal rather thand vertical IPpolicy concepts; believes that sector-specific measures must as a ral policies shouled be connected to sectoral specialisation promoting high- tech and high-value added strategiesre-oriented to the support of value chains or activity clusters with high growth potential rather than be based on the traditional sector classification;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the key role of ICT in the transition to a sustainable economy: dematerialization, eco-monitoring, efficiency in transport and logistics, e- services, health care; welcomes the New European Industrial Strategy for Electronics which aims to double EU chip production to 20% of global output; insists on the further promotion of the uptake of ICT in traditional industrial sectors and on the development of new digital products and services that contribute to the objectives of sustainable development;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the Commission's focus on ecodesign; calls on it to set ecodesign specifications for recyclability and resource efficiency; welcomes the proposal to develop and promote new sustainability criteria for construction products and processes; calls on the Commission to further promote 'life-cycle' thinking by means of an integrated product policy (IPP) which gives consideration to the whole of a product's life cycle (cradle-to- cradle approach);
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to link supply-side policy tools with demand-side tools by means of the creation of Innovation Partnerships (like Smart Cities, Active Ageing or Raw Materials) and the development of 'lead markets', which aim to promote the market uptake of new products/services that live up to societal needs;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses the importance of environmental and social standards in bilateral trade agreements and multilateral trade relations to establish fair and equitable trade and a global level playing field;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Calls on the Commission to develop and promote the toolbox for a sustainable company policy (Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability Reporting, actions to promote low-carbon or low- waste production models);
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Notes that the transformation to a low-carbon economy will not only create new jobs in new economic sectors but could also lead to job loss in less sustainable activities; therefore, tools for the timely anticipation of change need to be established and strengthened in order to guarantee a smooth transition from one job to another;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. EBelieves that a human-centred work organization (based on workplace innovation, development of competences, creative and autonomous workers, and teamwork) is an important asset in both the social (working conditions) and economic performance (productivity, innovativeness) of companies; emphasises that workplace democratisation needs to be expanded and that workers should have an individual right to training;