4 Amendments of Franz OBERMAYR related to 2013/2062(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a European action plan for the automotive industry must follow a holistic approach, complementing regulation with infrastructure investments and actions to boost demand and enhance human capital; believes, in this context, that investments in advanced technologies, including measures to improve road safety, tackle CO2 and reduce pollutant and noise emissions, are vital to support the creation of added value and jobs; notes the high level of energy costs in the energy- intensive upstream sectors such as steel and chemicals, and therefore urges that the action plan be coordinated inter alia with EU energy policy, in the interests of keeping the automotive sector competitive;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposal for strengthening the market for alternative fuel and electric vehicles, and urges that priority be given to the development of appropriate infrastructures and to supporting relevant technologies through adequate investments at European and national level, and through the swift adoption of the legislative proposal and of, through a common standard on the recharging interface for electric vehicles and through the promotion of technologies and production processes that improve the performance of electric vehicles;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the development of the European automotive industry cannot rely on export alone but should also focus on boosting domestic demand, through public and private investments and the enhancement of European citizens’ purchasing power; stresses that the nature and level of public investment must not have the ultimate effect of undermining the sector’s long-term competitiveness through excessive state support;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the importance of proportionate and targeted public intervention to ensure that the negative social consequences of any restructuring in the sector are kept to a minimum; believes that a European framework for anticipating change and softening the social impact of restructuring, including a legislative act, is necessary, also in order to avoid any distortions to the internal market;