Activities of Judith A. MERKIES related to 2010/2095(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Industrial policy for the globalised era (debate)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas maintaining global leadership of European industry is only possible through new technologies/processes/solutions, R&D, a sophisticated supply-chain, better efficiency, strong and skilled human resources, good logistics and infrastructure, as well as cost-efficient and sustainable modes of transport, as cost-cutting is not the way forward for industry in Europe,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that, with the EU 2020 Strategy, the Commission is finally acknowledging the importance of a healthy EU industrial basis and the importance of an active industrial policy for sustainable growth and employment in Europe;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to make haste with the completion of the EU single market, this being a precondition for a competitive industry and innovation;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the new, integrated approach calls for extremely effective collaboration within the Commission, and calls on the Commission to set up a permanent industrialcompetitive task force, including both industry and innovation policy, task force to this end; o this end assessing all policy initiatives and securing industry’s competitiveness in all the Commission’s initiatives: smart regulation, ex-ante and ex-post impact assessments, international benchmarking are practices to be further developed and applied by all Directorate Generals within the Commission;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 3 a (new)
· must first aim at providing the favourable environment for companies to invest in R&D and innovation through efficient financing schemes and greater cooperation between actors inside and between different industries and within the value chains, research institutes and universities;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
14. Stresses that the availability of raw materials is of central importance to European industry's development possibilities, and therefore calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive raw materials strategy in 2010, which should not only be limited to “critical raw materials” as defined by the EU Commission and include:
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
- intensification of raw material recovery by means of ambitious recycling rules, appropriate support for research, and a stop to the exporting of waste that contains raw materialser and swift implementation of the waste framework directive, and products recyclability objectives and the promotion of recycling and reuse in all EU legislation, appropriate support for research,
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 1 a (new)
- stopping, as much as legally possible, the export of recyclable materials and waste containing useful raw materials, thus improving Europe’s energy efficiency and carbon footprint, asking for the Commission to consider the further use of the producer responsibility concept in support of this goal,
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
- fighting raw material export restrictions such as export duties, ensuring adequate provision of raw materials through free and fair trade agreements and strategic partnerships an promoting raw material free trade discipline at WTO level,
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 14 – indent 5 a (new)
- pay attention to the use of biomass not only as a renewable energy but also as a raw material for industry, promoting sustainability criteria and avoiding market distorting measures,
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
- an institutionalised dialogue between the relevant authorities and the social partners with a view to reviewing syllabuses and devising effective ways of completing the transition between school and the job marketeducation and profession,
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
- coordinated initiatives to improve the teaching of STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) at all levels, particularly to womenwith attention to involving both sexes, and to promote the exchange of best practice,
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for a stronger, coordinated EU policy on lead markets, such as the environmental industrieeco industries and related industries based on renewable raw materials (some 3.5 million employees, EUR 300 billion turnover, up to 50% of the global market); stresses that many "traditional" markets – steel, automobilestive, chemical, energy, paper, 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, and industry-stimulating initiatives such as the "green car initiative" put in place;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to clearly integrate this industrial policy in the development of the Roadmap for a low carbon economy by 2050, the SET-plan industrial initiatives and the 2050 vision in the Roadmap to a Recourse Efficient Europe;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the maintenance and extension of close to-the-market innovation funding such as the current Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to be extended beyond 2013 and considerably expanded;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for future multilateral and bilateral level trade agreements to be drawn up in such a way that they form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition in the developed and developing worlds; the principle of sustainable development must be comprehensively applied, and social and environmental standards incorporated in free trade agreements; steps must be taken to ensure that European industries are not endangered by unfair practices, as is currently happening in the solar energy industry;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for the Commission not only to improve the environmental performance of EU industry in its legal proposals but at the same time to ensure that the same environmental standards as for products produced in the European Union also apply to imported products into the EU single market, focusing not only on setting these rules but also upholding them;