2 Amendments of Nikolaos VAKALIS related to 2007/2257(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is of the opinion that the EU's environmental goals should not be seen as a threat to industry, but as an opportunity to gain a first mover advantage and make industry in the EU a world leader in environmentally friendly and socially acceptable technologies, products and services; stresses, however, that the application of new technologies should be accompanied by measures to safeguard the international competitiveness of European enterprises; also notes that the mandatory adoption of technologies produced by certain Member States only, which is not consistent with industry's normal investment cycles, may create distortions similar to those which could be created by State aid in the field of the environment;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that, in the short term, the impact on the international competitiveness of energy intensive EU industries should be taken into consideration immediately in order to avoid carbon leakage and unemployment; urges in this connection the Commission to actively promote and support the setting up of global sectoral agreements that can reduce the environmental impact of specific industries worldwide while ensuring a level playing field;