9 Amendments of Kathleen VAN BREMPT related to 2010/2095(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas world-wide demand for raw materials and resources has been increasing steadily, leading to worries over possible disruptions of supply,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas, according to the German statistical office, up to 45% of the cost of a product unit is made up of the cost of materials, and whereas intelligent use of raw materials and efficient use of energy are thus crucially important for European industry,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with the European Parliament and the Council, a qualitative and, where possible, quantitative vision for European industry in 2020, which looks towards sustainable development in the long term and lays down guidelines, for example foron efficient and effective use of energy and resource efficiencys, with a view to ensuring that European industry becomes more stable and competitive and jobs are created as a result;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for particular attention to be paid to support for innovation in effective and sustainable use of raw materials;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
Paragraph 13 – indent 1
· developing clear cradle-to-cradle indicators for measuring the increase in resource productivity and further developing corresponding standards,
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 13 – indent 1 a (new)
· supporting real closed loop material recycling above downcycling and energy recovery,
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for a stronger, coordinated EU policy on lead markets, such as the environmental industries (some 3.5 million employees, EUR 300 billion turnover, up to 50% of the global market); stresses that many ‘traditional’ markets – steel, automobiles and shipbuilding, for example – have a strong capacity for innovation and/or offer comparative advantages, of which full use should be made; for these purposes, product-specific legislation such as the eco-design directive should be developed further, for example to stimulate the design of products that are completely reusable and/or recyclable (cradle to cradle), and industry-stimulating initiatives such as the ‘green car initiative’ put in place;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for a more active role for the European Commission in the restructuring of companies with a European Works Council; all relevant information should be made available at the earliest opportunity to the European Commission when such restructuring is carried out so that it can fully play its role as European interlocutor and coordinator for the Member States; this will also put the Commission in a better position to screen and assess any use of State aid to assist restructuring;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that sectoral aid policy should not only be seen in the context of competition law, but must, in the interests of Europe, be used proactively, transparently and with clear rules to strengthen innovation and the roll-out of new products, and in connection with industrial restructuring operations; considers that in this context governments can themselves play a special role by wielding the market power which they themselves possess as consumers;