Activities of Erminia MAZZONI related to 2012/2100(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on regional strategies for industrial areas in the European Union PDF (193 KB) DOC (120 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the industrial sector could plays a significant role in the economy of the European Union (EU), accounting for approximately 16% of the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP); whereasgiven that the Commission estimates that for every 100 jobs created in industry, between 60 to 200 new jobs can be created in the rest of the economy; whereas, however, between 2008 and 2011, industrial production fell from 20% to 16% of the EU's GDP and the number of jobs in the sector fell by 11%;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Commission seeks to reverse the declining role of industry in Europe from its current level of around 16% of GDP to as much as 20% by 2020;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points to the existing means provided through the Structural Funds, the investment funds, and national, regional and municipal economic development policies to support the reconversion of old industrial areas and the re-industrialisation of crisis-stricken industrial areas; regrets, however, that these options do not always address the real region-specific problems;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that further aid measures to assist old industrialised regions need to be put into place so that they can successfully find new development paths; takes the view, meanwhile, that it is important to pay attention to crisis-stricken industrial areas and to identify measures and instruments to assist them with a view to a modern and sustainable re-industrialisation;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for more integrated and systemic approaches to industrial renewal and regional development, and for increased coherence between the different policies at EU, national and regional level in order to ensure that the great potential of the European industrial sector is exploited to the full;