38 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2020/2076(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 a (new)
Citation 38 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 November 2018 on the Work Plan for Culture 2019-2022 (2018/C 460/10),
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 b (new)
Citation 38 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 22 May 2018on ‘Building a Stronger Europe: the role of youth, education and culture policies’ (COM(2018) 268),
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 c (new)
Citation 38 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 22 May 2018 on ‘A New European Agenda for Culture’ (COM(2018) 267),
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 d (new)
Citation 38 d (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 14 November 2017 on ‘Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture’(COM(2017) 673),
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 e (new)
Citation 38 e (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 December 2016 on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (2016/2072(INI)),
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 f (new)
Citation 38 f (new)
- having regard to the “Masterplan for a Competitive Transformation of EU Energy-intensive Industries Enabling a Climate-neutral Circular Economy by 2050” Report from the High-Level Group on Energy-Intensive Industries,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable; while maintaining high levels of employment and high-quality jobs whereas such a strategy should cover the twin transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the transition to low-carbon production processes and the implementation of low- emission technologies, the necessary regulatory framework to enable the twin transition, providing the necessary infrastructure, the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should ensure the correct functioning of the single market, create a level playing field inside and outside EU and ensure easier access to finance, sustainable raw materials, renewable energy and markets, in addition to ensuring appropriate levels of investment, research and innovationvalue chains for low-emission and digital products and technologies in the EU ,appropriate levels of investment, research and innovation, fast and cost-effective deployment of breakthrough technologies, education and skills to boost competitiveness, employment and sustainability; whereas meaningful and relevant changes in education are urgently needed to achieve more inclusive and sustainable development for all, to manage the increasing skills and workforce shortages and to prepare the next generation for the jobs of the future;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery, especially with regards to those sectors hit hardest by the Covid-19-lock-down measures; whereas this recovery should be completely in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the European Climate Law;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas new debts contracted to survive the economic downturn are likely to leave companies with a more fragile financial structure, leading to sluggish growth in theand lack of investment capacities for the twin transition to a digitalised and climate-neutral economy in the short, medium and long term;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is of the opinion that digital and environmental transitions should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy, including a strong regulatory framework, which manages these transitions leaving no-one behind, fosters transformation and guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy; climate- neutrality and international competitiveness;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is aware that market dynamics alone do not bridge the fractures created during the transformation process if there is no proper management of the transitions and no strong industrial policies and support; is, furthermore, aware that while markets, competition and innovation push fast towards transformation, it is society, the economy and the environment that face the impact of these transformations; considers that balancing out the number of jobs lost in traditional industries with new jobs created in the digital and environmental sectors is not enough in itself as these new jobs are neither created in the same regions nor taken up by the same workers; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ensure that these transitions minimise job losses and industrial closures, are fair and socially just, and that every action aimed at accelerating a transformation process (digital, environmental, etc.) is accompanied by a corresponding initiative to up-skill and reskill workers, with the aim of managing the effects produced by that accelerated process on both regions and people;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the new industrial strategy needs to be accompanied by corresponding education initiatives contributing to accelerating the transformation process of our industries and to setting ground for Europe’s industrial future; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to make massive public investments in education across Europe and to push forward the integration of education policy at EU level;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe, re-strengthen strategic European markets and value- chains and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors in the EU; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market and value-chains in strategic sectors for the achievement of European strategic autonomy, climate-neutrality and digitalisation and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that the industrial recovery plan should support the most innovative and competitive sectors and help to create new ambitious, sustainable and innovative European industrial projects in line with the Union policy priorities such as the fight against climate change which go hand in hand with the current revision of the guidelines for ‘Important Projects of Common European Interest’ (IPCEI), in order to encourage the emergence of European leaders in strategic industrial sectors that are sustainable, increase the European employment level and are capable of competing on a global scale;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point f a (new)
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery, beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance sustainable growth in the EU by, increasing investments in the digital and green transitions; askwelcomes the Commission to suppproposal fort an ambitious Rrecovery Fund that is withinstrument in the framework of a stronger MFF and is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal frameworkmaking use of additional headroom created by an increased own resource ceiling; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the sustainability and competitiveness of European industries as well as contribute to the digital and the green industrial transitions;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed impact assessment of the potential costs and burdens for European sectors, companies and SMEs before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures; calls on the Commission to propose commensurate support to the affected sectors whenever a negative impact cannot be avoided;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that once the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its industries in the long termmedium and long term; for this, industry policy should become a horizontal task for the Commission;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising and decarbonising the Union’s economy, reducing its energy and resource consumption and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains through sustainable product design and production processes, the re-use, recycling and repair of goods and resources; welcomes in this respect the new Circular Economy Action Plan; calls on the Commission to increase incentives to increase resource efficiency and recycling in industrial processes, in the construction sector and in the consumption of end-products, as well as the use of industrial waste heat and cold;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that consumer behaviour plays an important role in the industrial transition; encourages thus more transparency regarding the carbon footprint of end-products over their whole life-cycle, recycling content and socially just production processes for consumers; calls on the Commission to assess means to steer consumer’s behaviours to clean and fair products and technologies;
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Highlights the potential of the cultural and creative sectors in driving innovation, acting as catalysts for change in other sectors and stimulating invention and progress; notes that innovative economic sectors increasingly depend on creativity to maintain their competitive advantage; notes, moreover, that with the emergence of progressively complex, creative and intertwined business models, the cultural and creative sectors are increasingly becoming a decisive component of almost every product and service; therefore believes that Europe should build on its creative and cultural assets and calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay sufficient attention to the cultural and creative sectors in the development of a comprehensive, coherent and long-term industrial policy framework, including access to finance and funding programmes;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low-emission technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; underlines the necessity to create and strengthen existing and new markets and value chains for low- emission technologies and products within the EU in order to achieve European leadership in these fields and in order to make the transformation towards climate-neutrality a viable business case for the industry, including for SMEs; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic target and enabling framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and spredictable strategy for European industries;
Amendment 444 #
15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of climate and industry performance targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives in a fair manner and according to their abatement potentials and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogenfor a limited time period and hydrogen, especially green hydrogen, as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply and affordability; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts to at least 25% and more inadequate programmes like Horizon Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakageemissions do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the great importance of the European industry for European welfare and decarbonisation; further highlights the increased production costs for European industry respecting high social and environmental standards and contributing to climate neutrality until 2050 and the increased international competition leading to an excess in cheap imported products on the European markets; urges the Commission in this respect to enhance and maintain effective instruments to prevent carbon leakage while preventing windfall profits, including assessing the need for further free allowances, state aid to compensate indirect electricity costs under the ETS, as well as a WTO-compatible carbon-border adjustment; further calls on the Commission to make full use of its trade defence instruments and safeguard measures and to make full commitment to the Paris Agreement and to the ILO labour standards a pre-requisite for free trade agreements;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Emphasises the need for significant amounts of affordable, secure and renewable energy and renewable energy carriers like green hydrogen, as well as relevant infrastructure, for the decarbonisation of industrial processes; thus underlines the need for smart sector integration of the industry and energy sector; calls on the Commission and Member States to further support the deployment of renewable energies, energy storage, electricity grids and production facilities for green hydrogen; further calls on the Commission to assess the hydrogen-readiness of European gas infrastructure and to develop a roadmap for hydrogen including the current and potential European capacity to produce green hydrogen, the need to import green hydrogen and the role of blue hydrogen in the decarbonisation as a transition molecule towards the sole use of green hydrogen;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Underlines that decarbonising industrial production processes needs to be a viable business-case for the industry, notes with concern that many already available clean technologies and support infrastructures, including energy, are still not competitive with carbon-intensive technologies and energy; encourages the Commission to assess and consider new ways of tackling that problem such as carbon contracts for difference, industrial energy prices and quotas of content of clean and recycled base materials in end- products;
Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Emphasises the particular importance of the transition towards climate-neutrality for energy-intensive industries; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for their decarbonisation as well as targeted support measures to prevent job losses, carbon-leakage and industrial closures; welcomes in this respect the announced Strategies for Clean Steel and sustainable Chemicals;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15e. Underlines the importance of state-aid to support the industry during the decarbonisation and digitalisation; welcomes in this respect the revision of state-aid guidelines announced for 2021; is of the opinion that, for the revision, the Commission should bear in mind distortions on global level and that the EU needs to remain competitive with states that ensure their competitiveness through high amounts of state-financing; encourages the Commission to clarify in the revision the conditions for IPCEIs, including for industry and energy transition projects in new and existing plants;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15f. Highlights the need to include to a maximum the employees of the European industry in the twin transition; further highlights the need of new skills for a higher degree of decarbonisation and digitalisation; in this respect welcomes the update of the European Skills Agenda; encourages the Commission to implement dialogue with citizens and trade unions into their political processes regarding the industrial transition; considers that the European Climate Pact is an important step in this direction and believes that such a pact could also be set up for the future of the European industry;
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need to support a just transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, wouldill be an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impacts; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including significant additional budgetary resources, would be a key element for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal; notes however, that the Just Transition Mechanism alone will not provide sufficient means of funding for a successful transition that leaves no-one behind; strongly encourages thus the Commission and Member States to provide additional means of financing;
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union to bridge the gap between innovation and market deployment, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology, demonstration projects and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral technologies and products; encourages the Commission and Member States to develop one-stop shops with streamlined information on financing possibilities for industrial demonstration projects for breakthrough technologies;
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it imperative to digitalise the Union’s industries, including traditional ones and SMEs; calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, creativity, smart production, smart grids, mobility, and resilient and secure very high-speed networks; invites the Commission, in this respect, to assess the effectiveness of co- financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complement or replace traditional ‘on demand’ grants/tender-based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth and, sustainable development and the modernisation and improvement of education and training systems;
Amendment 597 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that industrial transformation requires significant research and development efforts and the integration of new knowledge and innovation into existing markets and their use in the creation of new ones; regrets, in this respect, that the Union invests less in R&D as a percentage of GDP than its global competitors and that it suffers from a serious lack of innovative capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises due to a shortfall in the necessary risk capital; calls on the Commission to increase the budget for those programmes that underpin the transformation of the Union’s industry, includingespecially for Horizon Europe up to EUR 120 billion, and to foster synergies between regional, national, European and private financial sources by taking advantage of synergies among all Union programmes; further encourages the Commission to establish within the Horizon Programme a mission dedicated to the decarbonisation of the industry and to make sure that, despite the economic downturn due to the COVID-19 crisis, the innovation fund will be equipped with the necessary financial means to help industry to innovate in low-emission technologies and products;
Amendment 608 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that a competitive industries depend heavily on recruiting and retaining a qualified workforce; notes, furthermore, that in the next five years alone, 120 million Europeans will have to up- or reskill1a;is, however, deeply worried that European education and training systems might not be able to keep pace; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Member States to move forward with the creation of the European Education Area, designed to build a level playing field and to increase the standards in the field of education across Europe, and increase investments in education, skills and life- long learning; _________________ 1a COM(2020)102 final
Amendment 634 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methodsclean and secure energy, as well as the necessary energy infrastructure, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; calls for an analysis of the ecosystems to assess the needs of each sector for its transition and to help to establish a transition plan; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start- ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests;
Amendment 657 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers public procurement to be a crucial driver of industrial transformation; calls on the Commission to study how to fully use the leverage of public expenditure and investment to achieve policy objectives, including by making sustainability, environmental and social criteria, like considering the carbon footprint, recycling content and working conditions for the production of an end- product for its whole life-cycle, mandatory in public procurement; calls also on the Commission to push for a more ambitious International Procurement Instrument that provides for reciprocity and mutual standards;