Activities of Patrice TIROLIEN related to 2012/2295(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. MaintainEmphasises that a bioeconomy is a key element for smart green growth in Europe and stressemaintains that regional development policy has a central role in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy; notes that, out of the eleven regional policy objectives, seven relate directly or indirectly to the bioeconomy; points out that regional development policy is now a more potent means than ever of supporting smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth, given its strong thematic concentration; notes that, out of the eleven regional policy objectives, seven relate directly or indirectly to the bioeconomy; points out that the bioeconomy is having a significant impact on the regions and is promoting economic growth and creating jobs;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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2. Maintains that, in the bioeconomy strategy and policy and in bioeconomy- related regulations and incentives, the guidelines and the degree of concentration need to be more clear cut; points out that coordination among individual funds (Structural Funds, CAP, and Horizon) needs to be improved and possibilities opened up for cross-fundingmore synergies created between them; also points out that the transition to a bioeconomy is a lengthy process that will require legislative perseverance and strategies and investment extending over a long time-span;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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2a. Stresses the importance of creating a Bioeconomy Observatory and Panel of Experts; insists that regular stakeholder conferences be organised for the main public and private sector stakeholders at national, regional and European level; calls for a roadmap to be drawn up which ensures the effective monitoring of bioeconomy initiatives and the smooth coordination of instruments and under which tangible way markers are set and progress reports published and forwarded to Parliament;
Amendment 12 #
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3. Points out that regional economies have a central role to play in achieving smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth; maintains that the regions themselves have the knowledge and know-how necessary to mobilise actors according to their specific characteristics; reiteencouratges that it is vital to integrate innovation and sustainability plans at regional, national, and European level; urges the regions toe regional authorities, therefore, to become actively involved in developing strong regional and national bioeconomy strategies and research and innovation strategies aimed at smart specialisation; supports the Commission’s proposal to establish public-private partnership (PPP) schemes for the bioeconomy sectorin guiding the players in their actions; reiterates that it is vital to better coordinate innovation and sustainability plans at regional, national, and European level;
Amendment 17 #
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3a. Considers that the social and solidarity economy, which builds on people's active involvement, common ownership, and solidarity, should be allowed to play an important role in shaping and implementing bioeconomy strategies on the regional level;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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4. Points to the importance of supporting and strengthening local and regional initiatives by implementing bioeconomy strategies at every level of cooperation; points out that bottom-up and business-based approaches are essential in order to tap the potential of all regions; stresses the crucial role of small and medium-sized enterprises in the bioeconomy and maintains that it is vital to provide SMEs with funding opportunities tailored to the local level; reiterates the need to foster research and innovation strategies aimed at smart specialisation by promoting funding instruments, and especially the networking and information-exchange possibilities they offer;
Amendment 19 #
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5. Maintains that the bioeconomy will do much to enhance resource efficiency and reduce dependence on imported raw materials and energy and non-renewable natural resources; points to the importance of the forest sector and other bio-based industry and maintains that carbon-neutral renewable natural resources and raw materials, such as wood and wood fibre, can replace non-renewable fossil raw materials, if their use is strictly regulated in line with policies to halt deforestation; points out that bioeconomy industry produces many high added value products, for example chemicals, medicines, plastics, and other innovative new materials;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
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6. Stresses that the bioeconomy needs first- rate know-how and a skilled workforce; maintains that provision for vocational training and higher education needs to be made in the regions, taking into account their specific characteristics; points out that wide-ranging education and training systems in the regions also foster sustainable business expansion; maintains that a high standard of know-how in the bioeconomy sector constitutes an asset for Europe when competing at global level;
Amendment 31 #
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7. Considers it important to invest in bioeconomy supply chains, so as to guarantee the availability of raw materials; maintains that bioeconomy strategies should encourage not only more efficient use of household and municipal waste, but also the recovery of agricultural and forestry by-product streams and residues; calls for future legislation to provide every form ofbe framed which will fully support forthe sustainable use of bioeconomy resources and the exploitation of raw materials, and for policy to be based, in every respect, on a flexible long- term approach, thereby ensuring that companies will have the courage to inves that promotes investment;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
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8. Points to the need for specificclear targets to increase the proportion of renewable natural resources used in the production and consumption of goods; calls on the Commission to propose practical measures of regionally comprehensive scope to promote the production and consumption of bioeconomy products at regional level.