16 Amendments of Gaston FRANCO related to 2013/2006(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission proposal of 29 November 2012 concerning a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 ‘Living well, within the limits of our planet’,
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that Europe’s future industrial strength lies in a Renaissance of Industry for a Sustainable Europe (RISE) strategy that pursues technological, business and social innovation towards a third industrial revolution including a low-carbon modernisation offensive; argues that RISE will create new markets, business models and creative entrepreneurs, new jobs and decent work, bringing an industrial renewal with economic dynamism, confidence and competitiveness; believes that energy andmanagement and natural, human and financial resource efficiency are key pillars of such a strategy;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that RISE must be embedded in an ecological and social market economy in accordance with the principles of fair competition through reciprocity as regards standards and mutual recognition procedures, the internalisation of externalities and environmentally conscious Ordnungspolitik; states that Europe´s future industrial competitiveness must be guided by the vision of growth and the vision of sustainability;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that RISE needs a long-term framework based on clear targets, indicators and a life-cycle and circular economy approach that steers investments into creativity, skills, innovation, sustainable technologies and promotes modernisation of Europe’s industrial base through a value chain-conscious policy that also includes the basic industriecraft trade sector’s SMEs and micro-enterprises as subcontractors;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that IP must tackle the grand societal and environmental challenges set out in the Europe 2020 strategy and the 7th Environment Action Programme and must be effectively integrated into the European Semester process;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Applauds the Commission’s transversal approach to IP; holds that RISE should follow a horizontal rather than vertical IP concept; believes that sector-specific measures must as a rule be connected to sectoral specialisation promoting high-tech and high-value added strategies; recommends that industry and competitiveness issues be completely mainstreamed in other EU policies, in areas such as competition, international trade, energy, the environment, innovation, the Structural Funds, training, tourism and culture, in order to establish a coherent and coordinated approach;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Agrees with the Commission that IP must have an effective, integrated governance structure including monitoring; recalls the EP’s recommendation in the Lange report on industry to establish a permanent Commission IP task force of relevant DGs; asks the Commission to report annually to EP on the progress of RISE; stresses that RISE needs an alliance of stakeholders from industry (including SMEs), trade unions, academia, and civil society; calls on the Commission to make full use of Article 173(2) of the Treaty to advance RISE;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points up the importance of improving how the Union communicates its industrial policy to the public, and young people in particular, so as to enhance the image of European industry and its jobs and know-how;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to propose a cluster policy in the form of cooperation between connected companies, suppliers, service providers and research centres; stresses the importance of establishing transnational clusters; encourages the Commission to establish resource-efficiency clusters under the future green action plan for SMEs;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently complete the single market for goods, energy, telecoms, green products and venture capital, and to guarantee the free movement of researchers, scientific knowledge and technology;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Acknowledges the Commission’s smart regulation drive, which is based on an impact assessment, an evaluation of existing policies (‘fitness check’) and an assessment of the impact on competitiveness, and which is designed to reduce bureaucratic burdens without undermining the effectiveness of legislation, and recognises the need for regulatory stability in order to encourage investment; supports regulatory coherence and improved competitiveness proofing under the impact assessment guidelines;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. NStresses the need to improve the competitiveness of European firms on the world market; notes the importance of an EU trade strategy and EU economic diplomacy; asks the Commission, together with the VP/HR, to develop a strategy of including SME desks at EU Missions;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Notes that RISE will require more and better access to training, lifelong learning, fit-for-the-future vocational training and university education, a strong emphasis on the STEM fields, the development of work-linked training and apprenticeship schemes, entrepreneurship support and an adequate social safety net together with a second-chance policy;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Welcomes the decisions to implement the Youth Guarantee and promote launch the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, which seeks to alleviate youth unemployment by increasing the number and quality of apprenticeship opportunities throughout the Union; calls on the parties to take suitable measures enabling the Alliance to obtain concrete results; calls on industry to offer quality employment or traineeships to young people where possible, and to create quality internships with decent pay;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Believes that enhancing the image of vocational education and training cshould be done by not only stressing the intrinsic value thereof but also linking it to a possible transition to university or other higher education;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls for the swift implementation of the energy efficiency directive and the national action plans; calls on the EU to follow-up on the Reul report on renewable energy, setting an ambitious renewable energy target for 2030; urges the Commission to propose a legal framework for European energy and climate policy up to 2030 so as to encourage medium- and long-term investment in carbon reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy;