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REPORT on reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability PDF (495 KB) DOC (277 KB)
Amendments (33)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission follow- up to the "TOP TEN" Consultation of SMEs on EU Regulation (COM(2013) 446 final),
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas the energy costs for industry and the rising energy price differences between Europe and other industrialised countries (in particular the United States) will play an increasing role if the current trends are not properly addressed;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
B. whereas the expected rise in R&D spending may come only if private enterprises are able to allocate sufficient funds not otherwise spent on unnecessary costs stemming from burdensome legislation;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C (new)
Recital C (new)
C. whereas the Commission pointed out that the EU's industries may restore their attractiveness due to an expected decrease in global wage differentials;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
A ‘Renaissance of Industry for a Sustainabletrong Europe’ (RISE) Strategy: Principles, Goals, Coordination and Governance
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's focus on industrial policy (IP); strongly underlines that any future EU industrial policy must address the comparative weaknesses of its economy ranging predominantly from high energy prices and overburdening of enterprises, particularly SMEs;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that Europe's future industrial strength lies in a Renaissance of Industry for a Sustainabletrong Europe (RISE) strategy that pursues technological, and business and social innovation towards a third industrial revoluinnovation including a low- carbon modernisation offensive; arguand a response to rising social challenges; strongly hopes that RISE will create new markets, business models and creative entrepreneurs, new jobs and decent work, bringing an industrial renewal with economic dynamism, confidence and competitiveness; believes that energy and resource efficiency are key pillars of such a strategy;
Amendment 74 #
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 externalitiesdeveloped in accordance with the principles of entrepreneurship, fair competition, market economy and environmentally conscious Ordnungspolitikness; states that Europe’s future industrial competitiveness must be guidaccompanied by the vision of sustainability;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that RISE needs a long-term framework based on a clear targets, indicators and a life-cycle and circular economy approach that enables steersing investments into creativity, skills, innovation, sustainable technologies and promotes modernisation of Europe's industrial base through a value chain-conscious policy that also includesand which also pays due attention to the basic industries;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that RISE must followpursue ambitious and realistic industrial targets; notes that the headline 20 % target would necessitate creating 400 000 new industrial jobs per annum; proposes that the 20 % target should be seen as a directional goal aligned with the EU´s 20/20/20 goals;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that RISE will only succeed if underpinned by an adequate macroeconomic framework and the necessary budgetary resources in order to leverage private investment; demands, in this context, a European green growth strategy. and deplores the Council's cuts to MFF heading 1A;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that only with an innovation, efficiency and sustainable technology offensive canies have a potential to modernise the EU's industrial base modernise and increase its core competitiveness;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a substantialWelcomes the 4% share of the funds available for SMEs under the Horizon 2020 programme tothat will be implemented through a dedicated SME instrument under the Horizon 2020 programme;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to propose a cluster policy in the form ofBelieves that clusters should emerge organically in a 'bottom-up' manner in response to business and / or research needs; believes therefore that the Commission's cluster policy should primarily focus on supporting existing and transnational clusters by aiding cooperation between connected companies, suppliers, service providers and research centres; stresses the importance of establishing transnational clusters;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the strategy for key enabling technologies where the EU holds strongas the potential to gain a strong competitive advantage given its strong research base but believes more effort is required concerning the exploitation of results to deliver this prospective competitive advantage; supports the proposed actions to improve coordination and synergies between policies and instruments including the EU Structural Funds; welcomes initiatives enhancing KETs-related cluster- specific actions and increased transregional cooperation;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the Commission's focus on ecodesign; calls on it to setconsider setting ecodesign specifications for recyclability and resource efficiency; welcomes the proposal to develop and promote new sustainability criteria for construction products and processes;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the Commission's intention to develop a horizontal action plan to boost demand for innovative goods and services; calls on the Commission to use the environmental footprint to set sustainability and efficiency benchmarks for products;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. AcknowledgWelcomes the Commission's smart regulation drive designed to reduce bureaucrlegislaticve burdens without undermining the effectiveness of legislation, particularly with regard to micro-enterprises and SMEs; supports regulatory coherence and improved competitiveness proofing under the impact assessment guidelines;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. AcknowledgStresses the importance of the TTIP undertaking; advocates that it should endeavour to phase out fossil fuel subsidies; advocates newly defining the likeness of products by distinguishing them on the basis of their carbon footprintwarns, however, that the increasing gap between the EU and the US in energy prices for industry may eventually place the former in a very uncompetitive position vis-à-vis the latter;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Acknowledges the fact of bank lending constraints and their negative impact, particularly on SMEs; welcomes the Commission Green Paper on long-term financing; highlights the need to strengthen the robustness and credibility of the EU banking sector via Basel III, aswift implementation of Basel III, the SSM and related amendment of the EBA Regulation, and to enhance democratic accountability at all stages of the banking union and the ESM's assistance;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Commission to launch a communication on crowd-funding;Believes that it is important to foster new innovative funding models for SMEs with high growth potential and calls on the Commission to develop a robustn effective regulatory framework for crowd-funding on a basis of up to EUR 1 million pethat recognises the small level of resources available, while addressing the unique investor projtection issues posed;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls onPraises those Mmember Sstates tohat have fully implemented the late payment directive and calls for its full implementation across the EU;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Welcomes the EIB's capital increase; and believes that it should have a 60 %as one of the largest financiers of low- carbon investment target by 2020; in the world they already have challenging climate targets within their business plan and will continue to play a leading role in providing funding that addresses climate change;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Welcomes the decisions to implementambitions behind the Youth Guarantee and promotethe willingness of Member States to allocate funding to tackle youth unemployment; welcomes the promotion of an Alliance for Apprenticeships; and calls on industry to offer quality employment or traineeships to young people where possible, and to create quality internships with decent payMember States and industry to work together to develop and promote apprenticeships to prospective candidates;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Welcomes the Resource Efficiency Roadmap; calls on the Commission to include the waste policy goals in the European Semester and National Reform Programmes; calls on the Commission to further develop sectoral benchmarks for resource efficiency, particularly for public procurement purposes; calls on the Commission to promote a 3R strategy (reduce, re-use, recycle); stresses the importance of a global certification scheme for first-treatment recycling of hazardous waste and for WEEE materials; points out that relevant building collection and recycling schemes exist in some Member States;
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls for the swift implementation of the energy efficiency directive and the national action plans; calls on the EU to follow-up on the Reul report on renewable energy, setting an ambitious renewable energy target for 2030with a technology neutral approach to our 2030 climate and energy goals;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls for the swift implementation of the energy efficiency directive and the national action plans; calls on the EU to follow-up on the Reul report on renewable energy, setting an ambitious renewable energy target for 2030;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Calls on the Commission to reconsider the conditions for long-term energy contractand the Member States to review all gas contracts based on obsolete pricing mechanisms - particularly on the oil-indexation principle - which impose high prices on all kinds of consumers and urges the Commission to assist in exploring the possibilities of renegotiating those contracts and facilitating transition to more flexible alternatives;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)
Paragraph 60 a (new)
60a. Asks the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with an additional assessment with suggestions for recommended actions to prevent the risk of carbon leakage caused by reallocation of production facilities to locations outside the EU, focusing in particular on additional scenarios in which limited or no further global action is taken on carbon emission reduction;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
A strategy for a Southern, Central and Eastern RISE
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Advocates a multi-regional industrial policy approach that relaunches sustainable growth in contracting economies or those the most exposed to risks stemming from changes in the industrial base; supports a high value added strategy in the integration of southern, central and eastern economies into global value chains;
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Notes that the EU's south isand east are affected by peripheral location; calls on the Commission to promote a full infrastructure integration of southernthose economies, and stresses the need to gear the Connecting Europe facility to this effect;