7 Amendments of Franz OBERMAYR related to 2013/2006(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that industrial policy has moved to the centre of political attention in the EU; stresses that a strong industrial base is essential for a wealthy and economically successful Union, and serves as the best cure for recession; makes it clear that the term ‘industrial policy’ refers primarily to manufacturing (industrial sector) and recalls the particular historical significance of manufacturing for Europe and the EU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that only a proactive, integrated industrial policy,calculated combination of active and reactive industrial policy, as part of a global approach that links various policy fields – including consumer policy and labour market policy – can create favourable economic conditions for companies in the EU to improve their competitiveness;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses in particular targeted support for structural changes in industry as part of the role of active industrial policy;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses, with regard to reactive industrial policy, in addition to the requisite endeavours in R&D, the need to make a prudent choice of conservation measures in important sectors of manufacturing in order to counteract the geographical shift of production, for example from the USA to Asia, and the accompanying knowledge-spillover and brain drain to third countries;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Underlines that these measures should be carried out on the principle that the state will not substitute the planned setting of priorities for competition in its empirical discovery procedure (evolutionary economics);
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Underlines the crucial importance to a successful industry policy of a legislative context for suitable approaches and the need to avoid long-term measures which distort competition, in particular through the exertion of disproportionate direct financial influence;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the internal market still has enormous, untapped potential to boost competitiveness and growth in the EU, and therefore urges the Commission and the Member States to accelerate their efforts to remove remaining barriers, to the benefit of EU consumers, employees and companies, particularly SMEs; also underlines the limited resources available to SMEs in their attempts to keep up and comply with the EU’s many regulatory approaches and points out in this context the need for caution when drafting new legislation;