11 Amendments of Frank ENGEL related to 2010/2095(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that in creating the best environment to maintain and develop a strong, competitive, sustainable and diversified industrial base in Europe and supporting the transition of manufacturing sectors to greater energy and resource efficiency, it is also necessary to ensure decent employment and social cohesion;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes in the necessity to maintain and strengthen Europe on the global industrial map, especially given that new industrial opportunities arise from EU investment commitments in the fields of e.g. climate change and energy which will open up employment opportunities in high-skill areas;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for renewed investment in Europe’s industrial workforce, with a strong emphasis on sectoral social dialogue to manage structural changes caused by globalisation and the promotion of a resource and energy efficient economy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a new long term- strategy for a sustainable EU industry should achieve a fair shift in employment to low-carbon industries, make knowledge and creativity the main resource of people, companies and regions, and actively support innovation, investment and job creation in new areais a necessary component of the EU 2020 strategy, and that it must focus on high- edge industries which can be competitive on the global stage and champion innovative technological solutions in the areas of energy provision and reducing carbon emissions;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Insists that a fair shift in employment should be fostered to low- carbon industries, make knowledge and creativity the main resource of people, companies and regions, and actively support innovation, investment and job creation in new areas, where strong international competition must be confronted with adequate investment and pooling of competences and resources;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that protecting intellectual property rights is the cornerstone for protecting European know-how and promoting innovation within the EU, which notably entails stepping up the fight against counterfeiting and reducing the cost of patents in Europe; calls on the Member States and the Commission in this context to continue their efforts with a view to the earliest possible creation of a European Union patent and a suitable dispute-settlement system, and to strengthen resources and coordination between customs authorities and market surveillance authorities in order better to detect the entry onto the single market of counterfeit products;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that access to financing for enterprises, particularly SMEs, remains inadequate and the EU should innovate in order to provide more favourable framework conditions for the development of investment in the real economy; takes the view that, in a context of budgetary crisis, it is more necessary than ever to explore new funding methods, notably by reducing the fragmentation of the capital risk market, developing innovative public- private partnerships such as joint technological initiatives and strengthening the role of the EIB;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Takes the view that competition policy must respond to the needs of an ambitious industrial policy, whilst respecting the rules of the internal market;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls in particular on the Commission to createenvision a legal framework for cross-border collective bargaining in order to ensure the enforceability ofmake possible cross- border agreements and to tackle the challenges concerning the organisation of work, employment conditions and training.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that European industry is increasingly dependent on business services and in this light particular attention needs to be paid to all the main links in the production chain; welcomes, in this context, the willingness expressed by the Commission to attach greater importance to these interdependencies;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure a global level playing-field for European industry in terms of regulatory requirements and market accessBelieves that, in an age of globalisation, any ambitious EU economic and social strategy must contain a genuine external dimension; takes the view that Europe should defend its interests and values with greater assurance and in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefits; calls on the Commission, in this context, to ensure a global level playing-field for European industry, by promoting regulatory convergence and improved access to our partners' markets, particularly public procurement, and to draw up a strategy to support the internationalisation of SMEs.;