16 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2013/2177(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F – point 3
Recital F – point 3
• there is fierce competition from third countries not complying with third countries not complying with the same level playing field; the same level playing field, which are leading to a real structural crisis in the sector;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas energy costs account for up to 40% of total operational costs and whereas electricity prices for industrial final consumers in the EU restrict the competitiveness of European companies in a globalised market;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support measures to counter illegal markets in steel products in the EU, and in particular to combat VAT evasion;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the Commission, the Member States, the industry and the trade unions should act jointly to retain and attract qualified workers, talented high- skilled scientists and managers to the steel sector, thus ensuring a dynamic and innovative workforce; urges the Commission and the Member States to implement immediate actions to avoid the loss of expertise and minimise the loss of jobs and to reduce labour taxation, by increasing the external competitiveness of companies in the sector; calls on the Commission and Member States, moreover, to support the retraining and refresher training of workers in the sector and to facilitate a rapid and successful redeployment of those who are likely to be made redundant;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the instruments to assist workers and promote vocational training to be strengthened, in order to facilitate and support the redeployment of staff employed in the sector further to corporate restructuring;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Asks the Commission to immediately and fully deploy EU funding to reduce the social impact of industrial restructuring; in particular, full use should be made of the European Social Fund (ESF) and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF);
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Supports the need to strengthen a European energy cost reduction strategy, to be determined within a short time frame, taking into account the strategies of each Member State and enabling Member States to meet their specific national requirements;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages the Commission to promote the diversification of natural gas sources and routes and to take the lead in coordinating and supporting safety measures for the supply routes of liquefied natural gas;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Supports policies and measures aimed at recovering energy from the waste heat that currently exists in steel-making processes and plants;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that security of energy supply is an important prerequisite for the steel industry; calls on the Member States to implement the Third Energy Package in full; calls on the Member States to ensure secure energy supplies by developing the necessary energy infrastructure projects; encourages the Commission to promote the diversification of natural gas sources and routes; asks the Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the adequacy of electricity generation and to provide guidance on how to maintain the flexibility of electricity networks;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that producing steel from scrap reduces energy inputs by around 75 % and enables savings of some 90% of raw material inputs by 80 %to be made; urges the Commission, therefore, to ensure the efficient operation of the European steel scrap market by improving the functioning of the markets for secondary metal, countering illegal exports of scrap that are wasting valuable raw materials needed by the European economy and laying down export penalties commensurate with the surplus cost relating to the share of CO2 attached to the scrap; the capacity of the Member States to carry out inspections on waste shipments, under the regulation, also needs to be strengthened; encourages the maximal use of scrap as a way to ensure access to raw materials, mitigate energy dependency, decrease emissions, and work towards a circular economy; supports the Commission’s initiative of inspecting and controlling waste shipments to avoid illegal exports of scrapextraction of metallic iron from minerals through low carbon technologies;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Commission to implement the measures proposed to ensure access to coking coal and calls on the Commission to take measures to ensure proper, regular supplies of natural gas, ensuring that it is safe, both through gas pipelines and through regasification technologies;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the widespread dissemination of breakthrough technologies is essential for compliance with the CO2 reduction pathway envisaged in the 2050 Roadmap; welcomes the objective of the ULCOS programme, namely to identify and develop innovative ultra-low carbon steelmaking technologies;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that specific support to industries can be given through public- private partnerships, following the example of the SPIRE project;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Notes the importance of supporting plant developments leading to greater plant compaction, characterised by enhanced integration between smelting systems and plastic flow systems, to encourage those steel businesses which upgrade by reducing their specific soil and water consumption;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Acknowledges the high financial risks associated with the development, demonstration and deployment of breakthrough technologies; supports the establishment of clusters, research cooperation and public-private partnerships; encourages the use of innovative financial instruments such as risk-sharing finance facilities, which give priority access to steel industries in crisis; calls on the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to design a long-term financing framework for steel projects;