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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | ITRE | BÜTIKOFER Reinhard ( Verts/ALE) | PROUST Franck ( PPE), ANDRÉS BAREA Josefa ( S&D), JOHANSSON Kent ( ALDE), SZYMAŃSKI Konrad ( ECR), HÉNIN Jacky ( GUE/NGL), TZAVELA Niki ( EFD) |
Committee Opinion | EMPL | BOULLAND Philippe ( PPE) | Thomas HÄNDEL ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | REGI | IRIGOYEN PÉREZ María ( S&D) | Michael THEURER ( ALDE) |
Committee Opinion | ECON | ||
Committee Opinion | INTA | DE SARNEZ Marielle ( ALDE) | Franck PROUST ( PPE) |
Committee Opinion | IMCO | GEBHARDT Evelyne ( S&D) | Thomas HÄNDEL ( GUE/NGL), Matteo SALVINI ( ENF) |
Committee Opinion | TRAN | ||
Committee Opinion | JURI | ||
Committee Opinion | FEMM | PAPADOPOULOU Antigoni ( S&D) | |
Committee Opinion | ENVI | CYMAŃSKI Tadeusz ( EFD) | Vicky FORD ( ECR) |
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The European Parliament adopted by 385 votes to 100 with 60 abstentions a resolution on reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability. It noted that each job in industry creating approximately two additional jobs in the supply and service sectors.
A ‘Renaissance of Industry for a Sustainable Europe’ (RISE) Strategy: Parliament welcomed the Commission’s focus on industrial policy (IP), which must addres s comparative weaknesses in the EU economy, whether they be a lack of R&D investment, development of energy prices, bureaucratic red tape or difficulty in accessing finance. The EU’s future industrial strength lay in a RISE strategy which pursued technological, financial, environmental and social innovation towards a third industrial revolution, solving the problem of unemployment given that industry created one in four jobs, providing employment for some 34 million people. RISE needed to promote the competitiveness of Europe’s industrial base through a value chain-conscious policy that covered undertakings of all sizes, and was conducive to maintaining the production chain in Europe.
Members noted that European industry’s share of aggregate European gross domestic product (GDP) had fallen from 20 % to 15 % in 15 years, and strongly supported the headline target of 20 %, which would necessitate the creation of at least 400 000 new industrial jobs per annum, and proposed that it should be seen as a directional goal aligned with the EU’s 20/20/20 goals. IP must also be effectively integrated into the European Semester process and the national reform programmes. Members regretted that the current dominant macroeconomic policy in the EU did not provide adequate access to capital for investment and innovation , especially for SMEs and therefore ran counter to an IP. They deplored the Council’s cuts to heading 1A of the multiannual financial framework (MFF), in particular to Horizon 2020, COSME and the Connecting Europe Facility, and called on Member States to substantially strengthen the financial power of those programmes. They also felt the future cohesion policy and the European structural and investment funds to be pivotal to the reindustrialisation of the EU and its regions, and they called for better coordination and synergies between cohesion policy and Horizon 2020 programmes in order to set up regional innovation incubators. They welcomed the 4 % share of funds that would be implemented through a dedicated SME instrument under the Horizon 2020 programme.
Parliament stressed the importance of SMEs and noted that they have also been hit hardest by the crisis. It called for specific SME support and assistance programmes to facilitate SMEs in becoming industrial champions in their field.
Parliament deplored the absence in the Commission proposal of any measures against wage dumping and social dumping and concerning employee participation and restructuring.
An innovation, efficiency and sustainable technology offensive : Parliament emphasised the need for innovation to be promoted across the board, and involving employees pro-actively in the innovation process. It called for legislative proposals and studies on resource efficiency in order to take account of the viability of an investment on the basis of the criteria of effectiveness, profitability and long-term effects , and asked the Commission to further promote ‘life-cycle’ thinking by means of an integrated product policy (IPP) which gives consideration to the whole of a product’s life cycle (cradle-to-cradle approach) .
Parliament stressed the key role of broadband services and .welcomed the strategy for key enabling technologies and discussed further action in the fields of clean production, advanced manufacturing, investment in smart grids and energy efficiency. It called for a cluster policy and cluster networks in the form of cooperation, particularly in value chains, between connected companies, suppliers, service providers, universities and research centres. Completing the internal market and opening external markets for RISE : Parliament completion of the single market for goods, energy, telecommunications, transport, green products and venture capital, since failure to complete the internal market was a barrier to growth . Members recommended further initiatives in terms of, inter alia, public procurement, market surveillance, the completion of the digital single market, and measures to assist SMEs. They stressed the importance of IPR enforcement in the physical and digital environments for job creation in European industries and welcomed the ongoing reform of the EU trademark system .
They went on to discuss the external dimension of industrial policy , stressing the importance of environmental and social standards in bilateral trade agreements and multilateral trade relations to establish fair and equitable trade and a global level playing field . The Commission must ensure that operators inside and outside the EU get on an equal footing . In addition, Parliament considered that the EU should phase in the principle of reciprocal trade relations, particularly with regard to access to public procurement markets and improve responsiveness, which could help in the opening-up of markets .
The resolution contained several recommendations, particularly regarding environmental and social standards in bilateral trade agreements and multilateral trade relations. It also stressed the need for revised trade defence instruments, including a more active anti-dumping policy and a genuine exchange rate policy.
Financing an Industrial Renaissance : Members stressed the need to improve the legislative and financial framework so as to encourage investment in industry, as well as the need for new alternative and creative financing avenues , in particular with regard to private and equity financing. They made several recommendations on innovative funding models and welcomed the Commission’s initiative to create joint financial instruments with the EIB. Parliament called for an effective regulatory framework for crowd funding on a basis of up to EUR 1 million per project, and to support the creation of local bonds markets for SMEs.
Skills and labour force for an Industrial Renaissance : noting that, since the start of the crisis, roughly 5 500 European industrial companies had been restructured, resulting in the loss of some 2.7 million jobs, Parliament stated that IP would require more and better access to training, lifelong learning, fit-for-the-future vocational training and university education, a strong emphasis on the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, and entrepreneurship support. It discussed action required in these fields from Member States and the Commission, including: forecasts regarding the skills required by the employment market, and addressing e-skills shortages at all education levels.
Resource and energy policy : Members warned that without certain key raw materials, no future development would be possible in most strategic industries in Europe . They also highlighted current trends in global energy prices, which were linked to unconventional oil and gas resources in the USA as well as developments in the Middle East, and noted that high energy prices were an important factor affecting the competitiveness of European industries . Members stressed the need to provide analyses of the factors influencing the price of energy and also emphasised that RISE required coherence between industrial, energy and climate policies.
A regional RISE strategy with particular attention to Europe’s south : Members called for full European infrastructure integration, especially for the southern economies, in particular in rail, energy and ICT, and stressed the need to gear the Connecting Europe facility to this effect. Parliament advocated a multi-regional industrial policy approach that relaunched sustainable growth in contracting economies and those exposed to significant risks to their industrial base.
The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the own-initiative report by Reinhard Bütikofer (Greens/EFA, DE) on reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability. It noted that industry was responsible for 80 % of expenditure in the field of R&D and for much of the value creation in the economy, with each job in industry creating approximately two additional jobs in the supply and service sectors.
A ‘Renaissance of Industry for a Sustainable Europe’ (RISE) Strategy: the report stressed that the EU’s future industrial strength lay in a RISE strategy which pursued technological, financial, environmental and social innovation towards a third industrial revolution, solving the problem of unemployment given that industry created one in four jobs, providing employment for some 34 million people. Industrial policy (IP) must address comparative weaknesses in the EU economy, whether they be a lack of R&D investment, development of energy prices, bureaucratic red tape or difficulty in accessing finance. RISE needed to promote the competitiveness of Europe’s industrial base through a value chain-conscious policy that covered undertakings of all sizes, and was conducive to maintaining the production chain in Europe.
Members noted that European industry’s share of aggregate European gross domestic product (GDP) had fallen from 20 % to 15 % in 15 years, and strongly supported the headline target of 20 %, which would necessitate the creation of at least 400 000 new industrial jobs per annum, and proposed that it should be seen as a directional goal aligned with the EU’s 20/20/20 goals. IP must also be effectively integrated into the European Semester process and the national reform programmes in order to establish the requisite preconditions for investment and create good jobs. Members regretted that the current dominant macroeconomic policy in the EU did not provide adequate access to capital for investment and innovation , especially for SMEs and therefore ran counter to an IP. They deplored the Council’s cuts to heading 1A of the multiannual financial framework (MFF), in particular to Horizon 2020, COSME and the Connecting Europe Facility, and called on Member States to substantially strengthen the financial power of those programmes. They also felt the future cohesion policy and the European structural and investment funds to be pivotal to the reindustrialisation of the EU and its regions, and they called for better coordination and synergies between cohesion policy and Horizon 2020 programmes in order to set up regional innovation incubators. They welcomed the 4 % share of funds that would be implemented through a dedicated SME instrument under the Horizon 2020 programme.
The report stressed the importance of SMEs and noted that they have also been hit hardest by the crisis. It called for specific SME support and assistance programmes to facilitate SMEs in becoming industrial champions in their field.
An innovation, efficiency and sustainable technology offensive : the report emphasised the need for innovation to be promoted across the board, and involving employees pro-actively in the innovation process. It called on the Commission to ensure sufficient leverage for private sector investment under Horizon 2020.
The report also discussed the importance of information and communications technology (ICT) developments, stressing the key role of broadband services. It welcomed the strategy for key enabling technologies and discussed further action in the fields of clean production, advanced manufacturing, investment in smart grids and energy efficiency. It called for a cluster policy and cluster networks in the form of cooperation, particularly in value chains, between connected companies, suppliers, service providers, universities and research centres. Completing the internal market and opening external markets for RISE : the committee called on the Commission and Member States to complete urgently the single market for goods, energy, telecommunications, transport, green products and venture capital as well as to guarantee the free movement of researchers, scientific knowledge and technology, since failure to complete the internal market was a barrier to growth . Members recommended further initiatives in terms of, inter alia, public procurement, market surveillance, the completion of the digital single market, and measures to assist SMEs.
They went on to discuss the external dimension of industrial policy , asking Commission to ensure that the Union’s trade and competition policy was compatible with the objectives of European industrial policy and that it did not jeopardise the innovative and competitive potential of European companies. The report contained several recommendations, particularly regarding environmental and social standards in bilateral trade agreements and multilateral trade relations. It also stressed the need for revised trade defence instruments, including a more active anti-dumping policy.
Financing an Industrial Renaissance : Members stressed the need to improve the legislative and financial framework so as to encourage investment in industry, as well as the need for new alternative and creative financing avenues , in particular with regard to private and equity financing. They made several recommendations on innovative funding models and welcomed the Commission’s initiative to create joint financial instruments with the EIB. The Commission was asked to develop an effective regulatory framework for crowd funding on a basis of up to EUR 1 million per project, and to support the creation of local bonds markets for SMEs.
Skills and labour force for an Industrial Renaissance : noting that, since the start of the crisis, roughly 5 500 European industrial companies had been restructured, resulting in the loss of some 2.7 million jobs, the report stated that IP would require more and better access to training, lifelong learning, fit-for-the-future vocational training and university education, a strong emphasis on the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, and entrepreneurship support. It discussed action required in these fields from Member States and the Commission, including: forecasts regarding the skills required by the employment market, and addressing e-skills shortages at all education levels.
Resource and energy policy : Members warned that without certain key raw materials, no future development would be possible in most strategic industries in Europe . They also highlighted current trends in global energy prices, which were linked to unconventional oil and gas resources in the USA as well as developments in the Middle East, and noted that high energy prices were an important factor affecting the competitiveness of European industries . Members stressed the need to provide analyses of the factors influencing the price of energy and also emphasised that RISE required coherence between industrial, energy and climate policies.
A regional RISE strategy with particular attention to Europe’s south : Members called on the Commission to promote full European infrastructure integration, especially for the southern economies, in particular in rail, energy and ICT, and stressed the need to gear the Connecting Europe facility to this effect. Members advocated a multi-regional industrial policy approach that relaunched sustainable growth in contracting economies and those exposed to significant risks to their industrial base.
PURPOSE: to set out a European Strategy for industrial policy.
BACKGROUND: industry still accounts for 4/5 of Europe's exports and 80% of private sector R&D investment comes from manufacturing. Europe is a world-leader in many strategic sectors such as automotive, aeronautics, engineering, space, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
However, the continuing economic crisis has put Europe's industry under pressure: production is 10% lower than before the crisis and over 3 million industrial jobs have been lost .
Europe needs new industrial investment at the time when lack of confidence, market uncertainty, financing problems and skills shortages are holding it back.
Europe needs to reverse the declining role of industry in Europe from its current level of around 16% of GDP to as much as 20% by 2020 . To achieve this, a comprehensive vision is needed, focusing on investment and on innovation, but also mobilising all the levers available at EU level, notably the single market, trade policy, SME policy, competition policy, environmental and research policy in favour or European companies' competitiveness.
CONTENT: building on the Communication entitled " Integrated Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era " adopted by the Commission in 2010, the Commission proposes a proactive approach to industrial policy based on the following four main elements :
(1) Investment in innovation : the EU must provide the right framework conditions to stimulate new investments, speed up the adoption of new technologies and boost resource efficiency. These include technical regulations and Internal Market rules, as well as accompanying measures such as infrastructure and R&D/innovation projects. As a first step, six priority areas for immediate action are proposed in this Communication:
markets for advanced manufacturing technologies for clean production : these technologies represent an important business opportunity, with a global market that is expected to double in size to over EUR 750 billion by 2020; markets for key enabling technologies : the global market in Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), which comprises micro- and nanoelectronics, advanced materials, industrial biotechnology, photonics, nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing systems, is forecast to increase by over 50% from EUR 646 billion to over EUR 1 trillion by 2015 , which is equivalent to around 8% of the EU's GDP; bio-based product markets : the volume growth of EU bio-based chemical products up to 2020, including bio-plastics, bio-lubricants, bio-solvents, bio-surfactants and chemical feedstock, is estimated at 5.3% p.a., resulting in a market worth EUR 40 billion and providing over 90,000 jobs within the biochemical industry alone; sustainable industrial policy, construction and raw materials : n ew investments in energy efficiency in residential and public buildings and infrastructure have strong growth potential and are expected to be worth some EUR 25-35 billion per year by 2020 ; clean vehicles and vessels : plug-in electric vehicles and hybrids are expected to account for some 7% of the market by 2020; smart grids : by 2020, the EU will need to invest an estimated EUR 60 billion in these grids, rising to around EUR 480 billion by 2035.
(2) Better market conditions : the proposed actions aim to give a new impetus to the following areas:
improving the Internal Market for goods : the Internal Market for goods accounts for 75% of intra-EU trade and possesses enormous untapped potential to boost EU competitiveness and growth. The Commission will conduct a critical evaluation of the acquis for industrial products, including a study and extensive consultation, and will produce a Roadmap for reform of the Internal Market for industrial products (2013); fostering entrepreneurship to render the Internal Market more dynamic : entrepreneurs need to exploit the full potential of the digital single market in the EU that is expected to grow by 10% a year up to 2016. The Commission will propose an Entrepreneurship Action Plan setting out recommendations to Member States on improvements to the framework conditions and support measures for entrepreneurship (November 2012); protecting intellectual property rights : the introduction of the unitary patent and the development of a unified patent litigation system in Europe will reduce costs and the fragmentation of patent protection in the Single Market. Other instruments could be used to complement the patent system such as optimising the use and protection of trade secrets is one of them; effective recognition of the value of their patents; protecting IP rights from ever increasing levels of counterfeiting and pirating of products; improving access to international markets : the EU is the world's leading trading power, but the world economy is changing rapidly and becoming increasingly multipolar. The Commission works to open markets and connect Europe to the main sources and regions of global growth. It will continue to push for an ambitious trade and investment agenda, in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefit as well as a comprehensive enforcement agenda, focusing in particular on market access, dismantling barriers, opening up public procurement, ensuring effective enforcement of trade rules (e.g. related to subsidies), the best standards of protection for international investments and the full protection of intellectual property rights.
(3) Adequate access to finance and capital markets : access to capital markets and credit constitutes a major problem for European business. This is why the Commission is proposing a set of measures aiming to improve access to capital markets:
Cohesion Policy provides an integrated approach to address the needs of SMEs, covering all phases of business creation and development, and is the largest source of EU support to SMEs with a total volume of EUR 25 billion directly targeted at SMEs in the current financial period (2007-13); the capital increase of the European Investment Bank of EUR 10 billion is estimated to generate EUR 60 billion of additional lending capacity in the near future. In principle, between EUR 10-15 billion will be allocated to SMEs; the Commission has also proposed an action plan to create a true Single Market for Venture Capital funds in Europe and for a new European Social Entrepreneurship Funds regime.
(4) Encourage the role of human capital and skills : market adjustments during the crisis and its aftermath require close coordination of relevant EU policies and for joined-up efforts on the part of the EU and Member States. In order to match skills and jobs, the Commission will develop a European multilingual classification of Skills, Competences and Occupations. It will promote the creation of the European Sector Skills Councils and of Knowledge and Sectors Skills Alliances and support the development of multi-stakeholders partnerships in the ICT sector to improve the skills shortage in the ICT sector. Lastly, it will support Member States in "rethinking skills" by providing them with policy guidance in a future Communication.
As regards governance , the Competitiveness Council will annually assess progress in the implementation of structural reforms and on the effectiveness of industrial policy measures to strengthen competitiveness, ensuring that it fits into the European Semester. In addition, different task forces for the priority action lines will be set up as soon as possible.
They will report once a year to the Competitiveness Council.
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2014)320
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0032/2014
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0464/2013
- Committee opinion: PE514.592
- Committee opinion: PE514.686
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE516.811
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE516.812
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE516.804
- Committee opinion: PE513.076
- Committee opinion: PE508.269
- Committee opinion: PE506.367
- Committee draft report: PE510.843
- Committee opinion: PE504.038
- Contribution: COM(2012)0582
- Contribution: COM(2012)0582
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2012)0582
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Committee opinion: PE504.038
- Committee draft report: PE510.843
- Committee opinion: PE506.367
- Committee opinion: PE508.269
- Committee opinion: PE513.076
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE516.804
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE516.811
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE516.812
- Committee opinion: PE514.686
- Committee opinion: PE514.592
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2014)320
- Contribution: COM(2012)0582
- Contribution: COM(2012)0582
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Amendments | Dossier |
272 |
2013/2006(INI)
2013/02/26
IMCO
51 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that only a proactive, integrated industrial policy, 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 and looks forward to welcoming the Roadmap for reform of the Internal Market for industrial products;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that only a proactive, integrated industrial policy, that is based on research, innovation and a single market and 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) 2a. Stresses in particular targeted support for structural changes in industry as part of the role of active industrial policy;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Stresses the need to develop an integrated concept of democratically- controlled economic development for the future which will include, build on and substantially supplement existing elements of industrial and service policy and structural and cohesion policy, thereby creating primarily social justice, good work and equivalent living conditions and developing a transformatory character in the form of social coexistence which is ready for reshaping;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. reminds the role of the investments in stimulating innovation and fostering growth, and stresses the need for more support to entrepreneurship in terms of better business conditions;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that preserving existing manufacturing capacity in times of crisis is a basic requirement for any industrial policy; considers that this can only be achieved by means of preemptive action and restructuring measures introduced with the full and active involvement of employees;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion 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 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Commission to put forward proposals for a European cluster policy in the form of cooperation between connected companies, suppliers, service providers and research centres. Such policies have existed for a long time at regional and national level, but their strengths have so far only been promoted politically at this level. They have contributed to competition between economies (not only) at European level. The benefits to be gained from the joint use of resources and expertise for companies, employees and regions also at European level would be one way of promoting more balanced development of industry and trade;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2b (new) 2b. Considers that a clear and stable legal framework is a basic prerequisite in terms of encouraging growth, which it regards as an additional and important reason for improving the European legislation on market supervision with a view to ensuring product safety and fair trading conditions;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion 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 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that industrial policy has moved to the centre of political attention in the EU; stresses that a solid real economy with a strong industrial base is essential for a wealthy and economically successful Union, and serves as the
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Considers that in order to achieve this, there must be information on the strengths of the Member States, improved synergies between funding approaches at EU level which already exist and new approaches to be developed, and joint management of such development processes. Developing these according to social, employment-policy and sustainable criteria and not to austerity principles requires a different, democratically- controlled model of European economic governance – and the primacy of democratic politics;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion 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 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;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion 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; Furthermore underlines that forecasting and financing tools (insurance, payment guarantees etc.) must be created and reinforced in order to enable SMEs to develop at international level. (According to a study by the Commission, 25% of European small and medium enterprises have been engaged in import/export activities in the last years. Outside the European internal market only 13% have dealt with third countries and only 7 to 10% have done business with the BRIC countries.)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that the internal market still has enormous, untapped potential to boost competitiveness and qualitative 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
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points out that the internal market still has enormous, untapped potential to boost competitiveness and growth in the EU
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to support the development of national investment banks for SMEs and to take action enabling the existing investment banks for SMEs to expand their operations in other Member States in accordance with the conditions in place in those Member States in order to support industrial production also by this means;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that industrial manufacturing processes are increasingly knowledge-based and that the strength of industry therefore depends to a crucial extent on well-trained specialists; therefore calls for close coordination between industrial policy and training;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that worsening resource scarcity is not only a sustainability issue, but increasingly a key competitiveness issue for Europe and its companies; Highlights the importance of resource efficiency as the vital guiding principle for the European reindustrialisation agenda; calls, in this respect: - for the full and ambitious implementation of the Commission Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe; - mainstreaming of the notion of cascading use of resources into all relevant policies, ensuring our scarce raw materials are used to their full potential; - on the Commission and the Member States to develop and to subsequently deploy resource accounting that is to be integrated in EU and national budgets in all their chapters (each corresponding to an activity), which in turn may be broken down into articles, and those in turn, where necessary, into items, to ensure efficient integration of the resource efficiency considerations in the policymaking;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. recognizes the importance of traceability of productions to empower consumers with tools for a more informed purchasing choice and to acknowledge local production enterprises for the know- how acquired during centuries;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion 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, competitive and economically successful Union, and serves as the best cure for recession;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that industrial policy should include strategic objectives which are of crucial importance for competitiveness, such as the creation of efficient and interconnected transport infrastructures, a highly developed digital network and a European energy policy;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the European Union and Member States to press ahead with full implementation of the Small Business Act, which provides a coherent framework for measures to promote the growth of SMEs and should play a vital role in the European Union’s new, strong industrial policy;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Considers that encouraging and mobilising significant investment in research geared towards structural and product innovation is an essential prerequisite for any industrial policy;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Considers that European industrial growth can only be achieved by means of an investment plan accompanied by robust measures to facilitate access to credit;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that industrial policy should be guided by the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, both for men and women and for different kinds of contract; believes that professional qualifications and fair wages are not exclusively matters of social policy, but are also preconditions for growth, innovation and investment;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that industrial policy should be guided by the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that industrial policy should
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that industrial policy should be guided by the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’; believes that professional qualifications and fair wages
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that industrial policy should be guided by the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work in the same location’; believes that professional qualifications and fair wages are not exclusively matters of social policy, but are also preconditions for qualitative growth, innovation and investment;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Finds that industrial production in outlying areas of the EU is declining dramatically; calls on the Commission to take steps to promote the even distribution of industrial production across Europe;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that industrial policy should be guided by the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’; believes that professional qualifications and fair wages are not exclusively matters of social policy, but are also preconditions for growth, innovation and investment; takes the view that overall statutory minimum wages in the Member States are an appropriate instrument for limiting wage dumping, boosting domestic demand and promoting economic growth;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Underlines that industrial policy should be guided by the principle of ‘equal pay for work of equal
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes that further development of the freedom of movement for workers, through the use of instruments such as mutual recognition of professional qualifications and
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Acknowledges that dual training contributes significantly to qualitative industrial production and sustainable growth in Europe and calls on the Commission and the Member States to further promote this area and establish it throughout Europe;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Is convinced that there is great potential for economising and reallocating in the area of armaments and nuclear energy and therefore calls on the Commission to stop promoting armaments projects and research and research into and use of nuclear energy and use these for the benefit of environmentally- sustainable, social and peaceful industrial development;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Member States to implement as soon as possible the Directive on combating late payment, as this affects manufacturing firms in particular;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Encourages further exploitation of the potential of the 98/34 notification procedure, and suggests that Member States introduce competitiveness proofing in impact assessments conducted at the drafting stages of national legislative processes
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the importance of communication to the European citizens about the key role of industrial policy in order to encourage economic growth in Europe.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the Commission’s plan to develop a more comprehensive political strategy to strengthen growth, competitiveness and innovation in the pharmaceutical industry as a result of the discrepancies in the Member States in terms of the methods and criteria governing the pricing and reimbursement of medicines; stresses that this is an important sector of European industry;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Is in favour of better coordination of company tax systems in the EU by means of the introduction of harmonised tax bases and tax corridors;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes an essentially critical view of the Commission’s selective commitment to six priority markets for investment and innovation; lays much greater stress on the importance of improving the framework conditions for R&D and the central role of start-up businesses and SMEs as drivers of European innovation.
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that a strong industrial policy must be accompanied by action to optimise our products’ market position, and consequently that it is essential to place the emphasis on product quality; stresses, also, the need to maintain, upgrade and develop the craft skills base in Europe;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses the contribution made by companies producing high-end goods and services to growth, employment and competitiveness in the European Union, given that this sector accounts for 3% of EU GDP, has an annual turnover of over EUR 400 billion and generates almost 1.5 million direct and indirect jobs in Europe, according to the Commission’s Staff Working Document on the Competitiveness of the European High- End Industries published on 26 September 2012;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the importance of developing the sustainability of our economy so as to achieve the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy, and calls for sustainability to form a key element of European industrial policy; notes the need to encourage environmentally friendly production processes, to ensure consumer goods have longer lifetimes, to encourage recycling and to further improve the energy efficiency of goods produced in the internal market.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Considers that, to encourage innovation and boost European competitiveness, it is essential to significantly increase Europe’s research and development capacity;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that only a
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Takes the view that only a proactive, integrated industrial policy, that links various policy fields – including consumer policy
source: PE-506.113
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for European industrial policy to support the growth-promoting sectors where Europe already leads the field; calls on the Union to invest in major transport, sustainable mobility, renewable energy and telecommunications infrastructure projects, as well as in cutting-edge, environmentally sound manufactured products, such as green vehicles and ships, and in technologies to mitigate the environmental impact of manufacturing processes; stresses the importance of promoting the use of local resources with a view to bringing about a genuine reindustrialisation to benefit society and create jobs;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for European industrial policy to support the growth-promoting sectors where Europe already leads the field
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that that standards and technical regulations play a crucial role in ensuring that the EU leads the way in the most innovative sectors, including green technologies; calls, therefore, on the Commission to strengthen the EU's capacity to establish standards and international technical rules in innovative sectors; urges the Commission, furthermore, to improve cooperation with key third countries – including the emerging countries – with a view to establishing common standards and technical rules;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the need for European industrial policy to be based on a common European strategy drawn up in coordination among Member States with a view to further integrating the European energy market, developing European energy infrastructure and reducing the cost of European energy, thereby reducing European dependency on third-country energy suppliers;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Member States and private partners to develop innovative, ambitious financing arrangements combining public and private capital, such as project bonds;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of research and innovation as a means of ensuring the competitiveness of European companies in world markets; urges the EU
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of research and innovation as a means of ensuring the competitiveness of European companies in world markets; urges the Union and Member States to increase the funds allocated to research and development; calls on the Commission to encourage the emergence of industrial sectors which are based on new technologies, generate products with a high added value and are sparing in their use of energy resources, thus helping meet the challenges of climate change while ensuring that the EU continues to lead the way in the technology sector;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of research and innovation as a means of ensuring the competitiveness of European companies in world markets; urges the Union and Member States to increase the funds allocated to research and development; calls on the Commission to encourage the emergence of industrial sectors which are based on new technologies, generate products with a high added value and are sparing in their use of energy resources; stresses the need for our companies to anticipate the needs of third-country markets more effectively and thereby meet global demand;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the availability of raw materials is of crucial importance to European industry’s development possibilities; warns that, without certain key raw materials, no future development would be possible in most strategic industries in Europe (nuclear, space, aeronautics, medicine, IT, new materials, military hardware, etc.);
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points to the historically low level of investment in the real economy as a percentage of GDP; is of the opinion that international, including European, corporations have effectively engaged in a 'strike of investment' and at the same time have hoarded huge amounts of cash reserves; supports the idea that this unproductive capital needs to be used in the interest of developing society and therefore should face a capital tax to enable it to be used in a public investment programme to create decent jobs, in particular for young people;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the decline of Europe's traditional industrial sector,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the forthcoming introduction of the European patent, which will safeguard European companies’ intellectual property rights while lessening the burden of red tape entailed in tapping into new markets; welcomes the Commission’s announcement in March 2013 of the package of measures to make European SMEs more competitive internationally by simplifying arrangements for registering trademarks abroad;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Regrets that current macro-economic policy in the EU does not give the necessary access to capital for investment and innovation, especially for SMEs;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to strengthen its strategy for the defence of the EU’s interests with regard to the security of supply of raw materials in the wider context of trade agreements (FTAs, EPAs, etc.); considers that this strategy should put an end to the restrictions imposed on exports by certain states and allow adequate provision of raw materials through fair-trade agreements and strategic partnerships;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the European Union to introduce mobility and training policies into the European market, particularly in respect of languages and IT, with a view to boosting workforce competitiveness and skills in European industry;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the importance of a clear and stable legal framework to encourage investment in industry; urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage the development and internationalisation of Europe’s SMEs, which will play a major role in tomorrow's industrial policy, by facilitating their access to funding; points out that public procurement plays a key role in supporting the development and growth of SMEs;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the importance of a clear and stable legal framework to encourage investment in industry; urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage the development and internationalisation of Europe’s SMEs, which will play a major role in tomorrow's industrial policy, by facilitating their access to funding; calls for the establishment of a ‘one-stop shop’ to advise SMEs on issues concerning both domestic and foreign markets with a view to helping them access sources of information and funding;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Encourages the Commission to ensure European companies have access to international markets by developing an advisory service for SMEs in the export business, particularly as regards gaining access to markets in third countries, ensuring a long-term presence in those markets and protecting intellectual property and patents and optimising their financial and technological value;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the importance of Europe’s international competitiveness for its successful re-industrialisation; calls therefore on the Commission to take the international competitive situation of the sectors concerned into consideration in any future legislative proposals and not to hamper their competitiveness so that European industry can compete in the global arena;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that the effective protection of SMEs against unfair trading practices by certain EU partner states is just as important as helping SMEs wishing to internationalise;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Takes the view that the European directive on takeover bids must be revised to give the EU the means to oppose projects that may prove to be detrimental to its industrial and business fabric; takes the view that the Union must be able to oppose takeover bids from firms that are not socially responsible and/or fail to comply with good-governance requirements, along with proposed takeover bids in sectors that the Member States deem to be strategic;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the decline of Europe’s industrial sector, which has shed 3 million jobs and suffered a 10% fall in production since 2008 despite the fact that it is one of the main drivers of growth in Europe; takes the view that a European strategy to promote, develop and make industry more attractive is the only means of ensuring that European industry continues to lead the way on the global stage; calls on the Commission to implement a genuine joint strategy for the reindustrialisation of the E
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Regards better, less costly and faster access of SMEs to anti-dumping procedures as key to better protecting them from unfair practices by trade partners; calls on the EU to take account of this point when reviewing its trade- defence instruments;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Proposes setting up a network linking SMEs and large European companies in order to enable SMEs to reap the benefit of these companies’ expertise and export and innovation capacities;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Recommends the implementation of practical measures at EU level to facilitate the access of enterprises to funding, such as special loans and funds for SMEs, systems of raising capital and export credits, in keeping with the rules of international trade;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the Union’s trade and competition policy is compatible with the objectives of European industrial policy,
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the Union's trade and competition policy is compatible with the objectives of European industrial policy,
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the Union’s trade and competition policy is compatible with the objectives of European industrial policy
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the Union’s trade and competition policy is compatible with the objectives of European
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Maintains that it is essential to establish reciprocal trade relations, particularly with regard to access to public procurement markets, to protect the industrial property rights of European enterprises and to enhance the effectiveness of the EU’s Trade Defence Instruments;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines that a successful and sustainable industrial policy in the interest of working class people and the environment will only be achieved if the key sections of the European economies are taken into democratic and public ownership and if a Europe-wide plan of research and production, that takes into account the needs of the majority of people, is developed and implemented;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes the decline of Europe’s industrial sector, which has shed 3 million jobs and suffered a 10% fall in production since 2008 despite the fact that it is one of the main drivers of growth in Europe; calls on the Commission to implement a genuine joint strategy for the green and sustainable reindustrialisation of the European Union; asks the Commission to specify precisely the instruments it intends to use to implement this reindustrialisation project;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that Europe’s industrial value chain must be strengthened by future trade agreements, investment agreements and agreements on intellectual property, so an appropriate strategy already needs to be incorporated when the mandate is drawn up;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that European industrial policy should promote the creation of European industrial groups on a global scale in areas where European industry now leads the field and in areas where it will decide to invest in future;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b(new) 5b. Recalls the need, wherever circumstances so warrant, to use Trade Defence Instruments against countries that do not respect the rules of international trade or the terms of free trade agreements contracted with the EU;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls for greater convergence between Member States in fiscal, social and budgetary policy so as to facilitate the emergence of joint industrial projects and to eliminate the disparities that put the territories of the EU into competition with one another; believes that industrial renewal should contribute to the economic development of the already industrialised regions and the least industrialised regions alike;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Considers it essential that the Union acquire instruments enabling it: - to pursue a more active anti-dumping policy and react, inter alia, to the unfair funding of exports practised in some third countries, - to levy a ‘carbon’ tax at the borders of the Union in the event of non-compliance with environmental standards, - to conduct a genuine exchange rate policy, defending European trade interests, - to uphold the concept of ‘fair trade’ which is based on mutual respect for social, environmental or cultural standards or respect for human rights in international trade;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the Commission to ensure European companies have access to international markets, and considers that it is essential
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the Commission to ensure European companies have access to international markets,
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the Commission to ensure European companies have access to international markets
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the Commission to ensure European companies have access to international markets, and considers that it is essential to establish
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the Commission to ensure European companies have access to international markets, and considers that it is essential to establish reciprocal access to public markets, to protect the industrial property rights of European companies and to enhance the effectiveness and consistency of the Union’s Trade Defence Instruments with the Union’s trade and re- industrialisation strategies.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the fact that de- industrialisation across Europe has been taking place since the 1970s. This general trend in the developed countries of increased investment in the financial sector rather than in industry has stimulated and led to a bloated and deregulated financial sector which was central to the development of the world economic crisis;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal on the Modernisation of Trade Defence Instruments, with the hope this will enhance the effectiveness of the Union's Trade Defence Instruments;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls that Trade Defence Instruments remain a crucial element of industrial policy and calls on the Commission to enhance the effectiveness of these instruments, inter alia by adopting punitive measures within a shorter space of time, also in the light of the current context of an increase in illegal trade practices, especially by emerging countries;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls that public procurement forms an integral part of industrial policy among most of our trading partners; is concerned about the protectionist revival plans mobilising the public procurement market adopted by many of our trading partners; believes therefore that a reciprocity instrument promoting the opening of third markets is an essential tool for the re-industrialisation of the Union and welcomes the Commission’s proposal in this connection;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Members States and the European Commission to encourage development and facilitate funding for the partnerships between SMEs, universities and scientists to develop new technologies;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers it essential to establish reciprocal access to public markets, to protect the industrial property rights of European companies and to enhance the effectiveness of the Union’s Trade Defence Instruments, without at the same time exacerbating the global trend towards protectionism through the introduction of new protectionist measures, as this would damage the long- term competitiveness of the European economy;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers nationalisation a legitimate measure to protect jobs in the industrial sector and elsewhere; therefore calls on the European Commission not to stand in the way if Member States intend to nationalise companies that threaten job losses, closure or relocation;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Deplores the inadequate protection of intellectual property rights in the territory of some trading partners and regrets the lack of specific means for European enterprises, in particular SMEs, to fight effectively against IPR infringements; calls on the Commission and Member States to increase customs cooperation in the EU and with third countries in seizing counterfeit goods and simplifying customs procedures ; calls on the Commission and Member States to cooperate more closely with third countries on issues of copyright and licensing;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Reminds the Commission that the low level of wages and environmental protection is still a very important aspect of international competition and that it is urgently necessary to pursue an upwards alignment of these standards so that the EU can genuinely re-industrialise; calls therefore upon the Commission to negotiate binding commitments regarding workers' rights and environmental protection in FTAs with third countries; calls also upon the Commission to develop mandatory traceability systems for products to prove their compliance with international standards in matters of workers' rights and environmental protection;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Recalls that the strength of European enterprises lies primarily in innovation; emphasises the importance of protecting the industrial property rights of European enterprises;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Stresses the importance to create policies aimed at improving the skills of labour force; and considers that it is essential to invest in human capital and skills that is the key to the success of industrial policy;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the important political signal conveyed by the Commission in its request that the share of industrial value added be raised from 15.2% at present to 20% in 2020; stresses, however, that this target will only be realistic if it is underpinned by appropriate measures;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the European Union to enhance its industrial production by providing consumers with more accurate information, by making it compulsory to mention the source of EU products and products imported from third countries and by enforcing respect for the geographical indications of European food products in third countries;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Calls on the Commission to follow up its commitment to produce indicators for monitoring and evaluating the process of re-industrialisation; stresses that these indicators must be not only quantitative but also qualitative so as to ensure that this process is sustainable and compatible with protection of the environment;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Notes the modernisation of Trade Defence Instruments proposed by the Commission; believes that effective Trade Defence Instruments are likely to discourage certain unfair practices; calls therefore on the Commission not to weaken them de jure or de facto;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Calls for all products imported from third countries to comply with the environmental, health and social standards applied by the Union and defended on the world market so as to preserve European industrial producers from unfair competition;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Welcomes the proposal for a regulation seeking to exercise the Union’s rights as regards the implementation and enforcement of respect for the rules of international trade; considers that better responsiveness as regards the enforcement of our rights is likely to restore our credibility and rebalance our trade relations;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Urges the Union to ensure that the project of modernising its Trade Defence Instruments allows European enterprises to be protected, whatever their size, against the unfair practices of third countries, without exposing them to the risk of retaliation;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Regrets that the Commission still lacks an integrated industrial policy and that Article 173 TFEU on the coordination of EU industrial policy with the industrial policy of the EU Member States has still to be implemented;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for European industrial policy to support the growth-promoting sectors where Europe already leads the field
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for European industrial policy to support the growth-promoting, value- adding sectors where Europe already leads the field or has the potential to lead the field; calls on the Union to encourage private investment in major transport, energy and telecommunications infrastructure projects; considers the that use of innovative financial instruments can be useful in this regard, provided that there are no increased liabilities for Member State taxpayers;
source: PE-510.693
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114 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Citation -1 (new) – having regard to the Commission Communication "A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery" (COM (2012)582),
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital A Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that the EU must provide the right framework conditions to stimulate new investments, speed up the adoption of new technologies and boost resource efficiency;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Supports the wider use of design, as well as other non-technological innovations, as one of the key drivers for developing high value products, increasing productivity and improving resource efficiency;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to support research and development, particularly in traditional European industrial sectors such as the steel, construction and motor vehicle industries;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the Commission's intention to carry out systematic impact assessments and competitiveness tests at the planning stage of EU environmental legislation; is of the opinion, however, that existing legislation also has to be looked at in order to cut red tape and reduce regulatory burdens on business and industry; invites the Commission, therefore, to establish a clear timetable for those actions with a view to minimise the impact on industry while maintaining the necessary protection of the environment.
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Supports the Commission's efforts to increase the investments in human capital and skills that are necessary for industrial competitiveness and change; calls on the Commission and Member States to improve dialogue between the relevant authorities and social partners to improve the connection between education system and job market; calls on the Commission to secure the right to lifelong learning to all citizens who must have the option to retrain during their working life, which is crucial for innovation and competitiveness;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Supports the Commission's proposal to make the European industry more sustainable; stresses the importance of increased resource efficiency, re-use and recycling of raw materials in enforcing the global competitive position of the European economy; calls on the Commission to promote innovative business models that extend producer responsibility and incentivise actors to recycle and re-use raw materials;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Believes that successful industrial policy needs to integrate EU policies combining all aspects with an impact on industry and to focus on finding solutions for grand societal challenges;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital A A.
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Stresses the importance of an innovative and green industrial policy for the creation of green jobs and for the creation of sustainable growth and employment in Europe;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 e (new) 7e. Calls on the Commission to develop a long-term energy strategy for European industry, facilitating the transition towards renewable energy use; calls on the Commission to take into account the role industry might play in improving the flexibility of the whole energy system, enabling the integration of renewable energy sources;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 f (new) 7f. Calls on the Commission to develop or maintain measures to safeguard CSR along the whole value chain, from the extraction of raw materials via manufacturing and trade to recycling, both within and outside the EU;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Is of the view that the incentive of sustainable forms of tourism linked to the consumption of local products may be able to boost the recovery of agricultural and craft-related activities and the dissemination of microenterprises locally and could act as a significant economic springboard that could help economic recovery whilst at the same time ensuring that the environment is properly managed, cultures and human settlements protected and erosion and landslides prevented;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Believes that the priorities in the construction industry should be those of applying the general principles of sustainable building and eco-design; in this regard, the upgrading of existing building stock is particularly significant; this could be done, amongst other things, by implementing mandatory plans to adapt old buildings, both public and private, to current energy containment and efficiency standards, with the aim of consuming less;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas there are currently crises in connection with the rise in energy prices, the depletion of raw materials, delocation, declining market share and rising unemployment in Europe;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas major emerging economies (notably Brazil, Russia, India and China) continue to grow quickly, and have put in place ambitious industrial policies with a strong focus on technologies and industrial innovation in order to "climb the quality ladder" and move towards greener production;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the European Union must face up to financial, social and environmental challenges in order to achieve a successful transition to a third industrial revolution;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the European Union faces challenges in terms of strategic independence in relation to raw materials and the risk of conflict over the use of resources;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas the European Union has made lasting gains in terms of environmental protection and action to combat climate change;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the EU has a strategy to promote eco-innovation and technological developments and to enhance the long- term competitiveness of the European automotive industry;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, in order to raise our competitiveness and lay the foundations to reindustrialise Europe, a proactive industrial policy based on a new paradigm is necessary, and whereas the right appreciation of the value of all resources, human and natural, and their sustainable use should be at the core of this industrial policy;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Regrets that the Commission did not take advantage of this Communication to propose an ambitious carbon tax at European level to facilitate the transition process and action to combat carbon leakage;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Citation -1 (new) – having regard to the Commission Communications "A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 (COM(2011)112) and "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe"(COM(2011)571),
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1a. Regrets the Commission’s failure to put forward concrete proposals aimed at saving industrial sectors which have been severely affected by the crisis and either generate low added-value or are suffering the consequences of international dumping, but are of real strategic importance to the European Union, in particular by supporting them by means of public procurement contracts, as our competitors at international level do;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 b (new) -1b. Regrets the fact that the Commission does not propose that the agricultural and agro-food sectors should switch to more environmentally friendly practices, taking into account possible conflicts over the use of resources for food production or industrial production;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 c (new) -1c. Regrets that there is no reference to the fact that public, independent research into the effects of certain forms of industrial development, and in particular their impact on health and the environment, is an essential corollary of the development of new sectors;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 d (new) -1d. Regrets the fact that the Commission did not assert its adherence to the precautionary principle in relation to sectors using technologies which have not demonstrated that they are risk-free;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 e (new) -1d. Regrets the dubious implied link between an ageing population and the pharmaceutical industry, given that an ageing population in good health creates new markets and demand for new products tailored to the needs of this sector of the population;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Is concerned about the fact that the competitiveness and industrialization gap between the EU countries is widening; calls on the importance of the new Multiannual Financial Framework and synergies between the Cohesion Fund and funding dedicated to Competitiveness for Growth and Jobs (Heading 1A);
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Underlines the importance to fully exploit the economic possibilities of investments in innovative technologies and resource efficient production;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 f (new) -1f. Supports the Commission’s efforts to promote Europe as a responsible innovation leader by increasing the volume of private and public funds for research and development;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Citation -1 (new) – having regard to the principles by which the European Union is governed, including in particular the precautionary principle,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has adopted the goal of providing strong support to industry, as this
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has adopted the goal of providing strong support to industry, as this will help to restore economic growth in Europe and thereby achieve the objective of increasing to 20 % the share of manufacturing in GDP;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the Commission's calls to develop an ambitious, eco-efficient and sustainable EU industrial strategy;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Commission and on the Member States to ensure that European industrial policy supports the growth- promoting sectors where Europe already leads on Research & Development;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Encourages the Commission to propose solutions such as ULCOS to green old technologies;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Encourages the Commission to improve the efficiency of the carbon market;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Calls on the Commission to take into account the ageing of the population as an opportunity for new industrial markets;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Calls on the Commission to promote women in the industrial sector;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Stresses that the EU's future policy must promote investment which is sustainable, respects the environment (particularly in the area of extractive industries) and encourages good quality working conditions in the enterprises targeted by the investment;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Citation -1 a (new) – having regard to the Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7) calls for proposals on energy research,
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the European Union Communication and the aim of returning to a more dynamic labour market by creating future-oriented jobs;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Welcomes the aim of transition to low- carbon energy, in conjunction with the new information and communication technologies (NICT), which will lead to a third industrial revolution;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Welcomes the support for transition to a green economy;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that the focus of industrial policy must be to shift Europe to a circular, sustainable biobased economy, respecting cascade of use and ecosystem boundaries for biological resources;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to promote policies that exploit fully the potential of energy efficiency, resource efficiency as well as the efficient use of raw materials as a sources of key opportunities for environmental, economic and social gains in the long run;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the promotion of long-term cost-effective development strategies and of a green economy, based on more sustainable production and consumption patterns at the local, regional and national level;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Calls on the Commission and on the Member States to develop industrial strategies and policies that focus investment and innovation in key areas for growth generation and that minimise potential trade-offs between social, economic and environmental objectives and needs;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Welcomes the Commission's emphasis on sustainable green growth and new technologies' development for the foundation and support of this growth;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that Member States must refocus job creation policies, especially in exploiting the potential of the green economy; notes that transforming the economy along these paths will increase competitiveness and provide important sources of job creation that is indispensable to achieve the 75% EU employment target by 2020;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Citation -1 b (new) – having regard to its written declaration 16/2007 of 22 May 2007 on establishing a green hydrogen economy and a third industrial revolution in Europe through a partnership with committed regions and cities, SMEs and civil society organisations,
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes, however, that a number of European laws
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes, however, that a number of European laws, including some of those on energy and climate change
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes, however, that a number of European laws on energy and climate change are having a negative impact on the competitiveness of European industry, reducing
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that European Union legislation helps to boost innovation while ensuring Union countries’ energy independence;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes, however, that a lack of concrete policy objectives on climate and resource efficiency are preventing existing innovative technologies from commercial implementation;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance of a stable and attractive investment environment; calls therefore for a fair balance between competitiveness and social as well as environmental aspects;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Citation -1 a (new) – having regard to its resolutions of 15 March 2012 on a Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 and of 24 May 2012 on a resource- efficient Europe,
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that the EU laws need to take into account attractiveness for investment, and that therefore there needs to be a fair balance between competitiveness and social as well as environmental aspects;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that effective reindustrialisation in the EU is possible only if there is policy cohesion between industrial, climate and energy policies, such that fulfilling the objectives of one of these policies will not jeopardise the fulfilment of the other two policies’ objectives;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Considers that Europe’s industrial future cannot be assured without a deliberate change of course to ensure that product design, and methods of production and transport, incorporate environmental requirements;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the industrial strategy should
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the industrial strategy should emphasise access to
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the industrial strategy should emphasise access to cheap
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that the industrial strategy should emphasise access to cheap sources of energy through diversification and the use of non-conventional sources (subject to the usual provisos concerning energy sources which have a potentially adverse effect on the environment);
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Citation -1 c (new) – having regard to its resolution of 11 September 2012 on the role of women in the green economy,
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that energy costs are an important part of operational expenses in some industrial sectors; stresses in this regard the importance of a diversified and sustainable energy mix;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes, with regard to the foregoing, that the fall in energy prices is clearly contributing to an economic recovery in the United States of America, where the fall in gas prices has led to dynamic development in the industrial sector and even to businesses that had earlier relocated to third – predominantly Far Eastern – countries returning to the territory of the United States of America;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Strongly supports the development of the Commission's raw materials diplomacy and other initiatives such as the so called country-by-country reporting, in order to secure access to raw materials; calls therefore for the creation of an international raw materials forum, where experiences can be shared, national strategies can be combined and stocks can be managed jointly, as this would contain a worsening scramble for resources;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the industrial strategy should emphasise long term viability of the sector, which, given the rising costs for raw materials and minerals and Europe's high net imports of resources, should focus on recycling and reusing materials and reducing the carbon and material footprint of production; highlights that also according to the Commission's analysis this would create a significant number of new jobs;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that European industry, as well as individual consumers, would benefit from modernized energy infrastructure such as smart grids which could help maximize indigenous energy potential and fully integrate renewable sources into the power supply;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that the EIB and the EBRD should concentrate their funding on the infrastructure required for the transition to low-carbon energy in Europe, while ensuring energy efficiency and access to energy in developing countries;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of completing, as soon as possible, the internal energy market;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that support for industry
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that support for industry which increasingly limits its impact on the environment will only be effective if measures to protect against carbon leakage are maintained and constantly adjusted to changing conditions;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the urgency of improving the efficiency of the EU carbon market to provide investment certainty to climate friendly technologies;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Strongly urges the Commission to swiftly implement the bio-economy strategy and foster markets for bio-based products, to speed up the development of standards and their international recognition, to promote labelling and green public procurement; calls on the Commission to work with industry to develop detailed proposals for a bio- economy PPP by the end of this year;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes that competitiveness should be fostered in all sectors of industry; calls, therefore, for
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Believes that competitiveness should be fostered in all sectors of industry, including traditional sectors; calls, therefore, for respect for the principle of proportionality in the formulation of such market-based instruments as eco-designs, eco-labelling and public procurement;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital A Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that Europe needs to mobilise all policies and instruments at its disposal at the EU level, such as the internal market, environmental and climate policies, research and innovation to foster the creation of more competitiveness and high-value jobs for meeting future societal challenges;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to swiftly integrate "green products and services" in the Internal Market, including environmental footprinting;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Underlines the need for a legal framework that gives appropriate signals to producers and consumers to promote resource efficiency and the move towards a restorative and circular economy; stresses that, in order to address the fragmentation and scope limitations of the Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) acquis, the consolidation of existing product legislation such as the Ecodesign and Energy Label Directives and the Ecolabel Regulation will be needed with a view to improving the environmental performance and resource efficiency of products throughout their lifecycle;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt, without delay and by 2014, concrete plans to progressively phase out all environmentally harmful subsidies by 2020, to increase the use of market-based instruments, including a shift from labour to environmental taxation, pricing and charging, and to expand markets for environmental goods and services;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that competitiveness of European production depends on Europe being a global front runner in eco- efficient goods and production;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of putting corporate social and environmental responsibility (CSER) into practice;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recognises that the competitiveness of the European industrial sector lies as well in the skills and capacities of its human capital; stresses that skills are a key driver for innovation, employment and growth, and that both the educational system and the structures of the society and economy should stimulate creativity, entrepreneurship and inclusion in order to allow the contribution of all segments of the society; points out that policies which overlook the added-value of each citizen as part of the human capital may result in lost business opportunities;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the Commission's efforts to promote Europe as an innovation leader by increasing the volume of
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the Commission's efforts to promote Europe as an innovation leader by increasing the volume of
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Supports the Commission's efforts to promote Europe as an innovation leader, including by increasing the
source: PE-510.791
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that the future cohesion policy will be one of the main EU policies fostering industrial innovation through smart specialisation in order to respond to the challenges associated with sustainable energy, climate change and resource efficiency; takes the view, therefore, that support from the future cohesion policy and the European Structural and Investment Funds is pivotal
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that the future cohesion policy will be one of the main EU policies fostering industrial innovation in order to respond to the challenges associated with sustainable energy, climate change and resource efficiency; takes the view, therefore, that support from the future cohesion policy and the European Structural and Investment Funds is pivotal to the reindustrialisation of the EU and its regions through a genuinely modern industrial policy- inclusive, sustainable and highly competitive;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that the future cohesion policy will be one of the main EU policies fostering industrial innovation in order to respond to the challenges associated with sustainable energy, climate change and
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that the future cohesion policy will be one of the main EU policies fostering industrial innovation in order to respond to the challenges associated with sustainable energy, climate change and
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines that regions' characteristics and their specific strengths have to be taken into consideration when planning regional industrial development strategies for each region and each sector in order to achieve a high level of specialisation in Europe's industry;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that in border areas, the industrial challenges are often the same on both sides of the border, owing to the common territorial features which these areas share; calls on the Commission, the Member States, and local and regional authorities to draw up cross-border industrial conversion strategies, aimed at creating cross-border clusters, and joint training and employment strategies on a scale appropriate to cross-border population centres;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the need to set out clear industrial competitiveness policy strategies at EU level as well as within the National Reform Programmes, through a more focused and strategic approach which includes the setting of priorities in relation to: facilitating access to finance
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the need to set out clear industrial competitiveness policy strategies in the National Reform Programmes, through a more focused approach which includes the setting of priorities in relation to: facilitating access to finance; support for R&D and education, with emphasis on vocational training; administrative simplification; the reduction of labour taxation; improvement of infrastructure; greater involvement of all stakeholders at regional and local level and strong support
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the need to set out clear industrial competitiveness policy strategies in the National Reform Programmes, through a more focused approach which includes the setting of priorities in relation to: facilitating access to finance; support for R&D and education; administrative simplification; the reduction of labour taxation; improvement of infrastructure; greater involvement of all stakeholders at regional and local level and strong support for SMEs and entrepreneurs; believes that a more coordinated approach between different levels of government and stakeholders will be achieved by including the proposed territorial pacts in the partnership agreements- a tool to coordinate and synchronise the regional and local actors' policy agendas in order to focus their actions and financial resources on the Europe 2020 Strategy goals and targets;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the need to set out clear industrial competitiveness policy strategies in the National Reform Programmes, through a more focused approach which includes the setting of priorities in relation to: facilitating access to finance; support for R&D
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that the industrial sector remains a key driver for growth, innovation and
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the need to set out clear industrial competitiveness policy strategies in the National Reform Programmes, aiming at relocalising industrial activities, through a more focused territorial approach which includes the setting of priorities in relation to: facilitating access to finance and micro-credit facilities; support
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the need to set out clear industrial competitiveness policy strategies in the National Reform Programmes, through a more focused approach which includes the setting of priorities in relation to: facilitating access to finance; support for R&D and education; administrative simplification; the reduction of labour taxation; improvement of infrastructure; greater involvement of all stakeholders at regional and local level and strong support for SMEs and entrepreneurs; believes that a more coordinated approach between
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the need to set out clear industrial competitiveness policy strategies in the National Reform Programmes, through a more focused approach which includes the setting of priorities in relation to: facilitating access to finance; support for
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that the reindustrialisation of Europe must be accompanied by efforts to generate employment for young people, for which purpose it is necessary to ensure that Community employment strategies are tailored to the future needs of European industry, launch regional and national programmes to provide young people with a high-quality technological education and foster entrepreneurship among young people through access to European funds and business advice;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Reminds that regional economies are a key to achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as they have both the required knowledge and capacity to mobilise local stakeholders in accordance with the regional specificities; reiterates the crucial importance of connecting the innovation and sustainability agendas at the regional, national and European level by developing strong regional and national research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3);
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is of the opinion that in order for the European Structural and Investment Funds to deliver more targeted support as part of a strategic, integrated approach, the delivery of
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Supports the growth of industrial parks through cooperation between national and local authorities, economic operators and research and development organisations, so as to create a business environment which is as attractive and favourable to innovation as possible;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines that national and regional authorities have to place economic, social and environmental innovation at the heart of their long term sustainable development strategies, driven by strong networks, knowledge exchange and management and innovation ecosystems, composed by clusters of highly specialised SMEs and industries;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Maintains that individual EU policies and the various sources of European reindustrialisation funding need to be coordinated more closely, following the guidelines to be set out in the future 2014-2020 Common Strategic Framework;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Takes the view that the potential of cultural and creative industries – in spite of their contribution to the European economy – is still not being sufficiently factored into reindustrialisation strategies; calls on public and private stakeholders to set up regional innovation incubators enabling creative companies, universities, investors, and cultural institutions to band together to promote cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Maintains that the industrial sector remains a key driver for growth, innovation and sustainability and stresses that this industrial sector has suffered greatly from the consequences of the continuing economic crisis; points out that overall production is 10 % lower than it was before the crisis and that more than 3 million industrial jobs have been lost; notes that there is also a risk of growing shortages of workers with specialist skills specifically tailored to the needs of industry;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Agrees with the Commission and the Council that competitiveness gains in the internal market, but also in trade with third countries, should be an absolute priority; calls on the Commission to expand aid schemes to help industries, and SMEs in particular, to export and internationalise; underlines the need for, and the importance of, the drawing-up of European standards that are widely applied and defended by the EU on the global market, so that innovative measures implemented by European enterprises do not penalise them, but
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Agrees with the Commission and the Council that competitiveness gains in the internal market, but also in trade with third countries, should be an absolute priority; underlines the need for, and the importance of, the drawing-up of European standards that are widely applied and defended by the EU on the global market, especially regarding environmental and social responsibility, so that innovative measures implemented by European enterprises do not penalise them, but instead gradually become a global standard;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Agrees with the Commission and the Council that competitiveness gains in the internal market, but also in trade with third countries, should be an absolute priority; underlines the need for, and the importance of, the drawing-up of European standards that are widely applied and defended by the EU on the global market, so that innovative measures implemented by European enterprises do not penalise them, but instead gradually become a global standard, not least by virtue of the reciprocity principle;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Is strongly concerned by the negative impact of the economic and financial crisis on the capacity of EU regions to finance productive investment for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth thus putting at high risk the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to establish ecological and social taxation at EU borders with a view to balancing out the European social and environmental standards which EU industries have to observe;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion that, together with grants, there is a need for loans, venture capital, guarantees and other forms of financial engineering like the new financial instruments for competitivity to play a stronger role; calls for the proper use of financial instruments through combining the various forms of financial support, both direct and indirect, especially those available to SMEs, in order to offer more tailor-made access to finances;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion that, together with grants, there is a need for loans, venture
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion that, together with grants, there is a need for loans, venture capital, guarantees and other forms of financial engineering to play a stronger role; calls for the proper use of financial instruments through combining the various forms of financial support, both direct and indirect, especially those available to SMEs, in order to offer more tailor-made access to finances; calls for a European SME bank to be set up along the lines of the French OSEO and the German Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion that, together with grants, there is a need for loans, venture capital, guarantees and other forms of financial engineering to play a stronger role; calls for the proper use of financial instruments through combining the various forms of financial support, both direct and indirect, especially those available to SMEs, in order to offer more tailor-made access to finances; stresses the need to facilitate access to technologisation funding for SMEs and the local business community;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, given the current financial, economic and social crisis, public and private investment is essential as part of an overall strategy for
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that industry is unquestionably one of our main assets at international level, without which the EU would not play such an important role in the global balance of economic forces;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Considers that, given the current financial, economic and social crisis, public and private investment is essential as part of an overall strategy for growth; supports, in this connection, the overall reform of the state aid regime through the application of a more socially and economically based approach; reiterates the importance of taking greater account of the quality and the efficiency of public spending.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Supports ‘re-shoring’ initiatives seeking the partial re-entry of production from third countries; considers that support for such initiatives would guarantee product quality, generate employment and alleviate the impact on the environment.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to review, and provide for greater flexibility in, the rules on competition laid down in Articles 101 and 102 TFEU so as to encourage the emergence of European industrial ‘champions’ in the mould of Airbus or EADS; also draws attention to the calls made in Parliament’s Vlasak report (2013/2104(INI)) for the Regional Aid Guidelines (RAG) to be revised in order to facilitate productive investment in European industries.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Is concerned at the massive deindustrialisation affecting many of Europe’s traditional industrial heartlands in recent years, leading to excessively high unemployment and numerous demographic problems;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Expresses strong concern about the consequences of the financial and economic downturn and the growing inequalities in the EU, especially among its regions as regards productivity, competitiveness and prosperity; points out that without strong policy measures and the allocation of adequate financial resources in support of a
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Expresses strong concern about the consequences of the financial and economic downturn, falling investment, and the growing inequalities in the EU, especially among its regions as regards productivity, competitiveness and prosperity; points out that without strong policy measures and the allocation of adequate financial resources in support of a new industrial ‘revolution’ in the EU, the sharp decline will have a serious negative impact not only on the EU’s output, but also on social and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Expresses strong concern about the consequences of the financial and economic downturn and the growing inequalities in the EU, especially among its regions as regards productivity, competitiveness and prosperity; points out that
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Takes the view that old industrialised regions in Europe can make a significant contribution to reindustrialisation; points out in this connection that public awareness has shifted away from old industrialised regions and, given the particular challenges, sufficient investment possibilities need to be made available for specific regional development strategies;
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PURPOSE: to set out a European Strategy for industrial policy. BACKGROUND: industry still accounts for 4/5 of Europe's exports and 80% of private sector R&D investment comes from manufacturing. Europe is a world-leader in many strategic sectors such as automotive, aeronautics, engineering, space, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. However, the continuing economic crisis has put Europe's industry under pressure: production is 10% lower than before the crisis and over 3 million industrial jobs have been lost. Europe needs new industrial investment at the time when lack of confidence, market uncertainty, financing problems and skills shortages are holding it back. Europe needs to reverse the declining role of industry in Europe from its current level of around 16% of GDP to as much as 20% by 2020. To achieve this, a comprehensive vision is needed, focusing on investment and on innovation, but also mobilising all the levers available at EU level, notably the single market, trade policy, SME policy, competition policy, environmental and research policy in favour or European companies' competitiveness. CONTENT: building on the Communication entitled "Integrated Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era" adopted by the Commission in 2010, the Commission proposes a proactive approach to industrial policy based on the following four main elements: (1) Investment in innovation: the EU must provide the right framework conditions to stimulate new investments, speed up the adoption of new technologies and boost resource efficiency. These include technical regulations and Internal Market rules, as well as accompanying measures such as infrastructure and R&D/innovation projects. As a first step, six priority areas for immediate action are proposed in this Communication:
(2) Better market conditions: the proposed actions aim to give a new impetus to the following areas:
(3) Adequate access to finance and capital markets: access to capital markets and credit constitutes a major problem for European business. This is why the Commission is proposing a set of measures aiming to improve access to capital markets:
(4) Encourage the role of human capital and skills: market adjustments during the crisis and its aftermath require close coordination of relevant EU policies and for joined-up efforts on the part of the EU and Member States. In order to match skills and jobs, the Commission will develop a European multilingual classification of Skills, Competences and Occupations. It will promote the creation of the European Sector Skills Councils and of Knowledge and Sectors Skills Alliances and support the development of multi-stakeholders partnerships in the ICT sector to improve the skills shortage in the ICT sector. Lastly, it will support Member States in "rethinking skills" by providing them with policy guidance in a future Communication. As regards governance, the Competitiveness Council will annually assess progress in the implementation of structural reforms and on the effectiveness of industrial policy measures to strengthen competitiveness, ensuring that it fits into the European Semester. In addition, different task forces for the priority action lines will be set up as soon as possible. They will report once a year to the Competitiveness Council. New
PURPOSE: to set out a European Strategy for industrial policy. BACKGROUND: industry still accounts for 4/5 of Europe's exports and 80% of private sector R&D investment comes from manufacturing. Europe is a world-leader in many strategic sectors such as automotive, aeronautics, engineering, space, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. However, the continuing economic crisis has put Europe's industry under pressure: production is 10% lower than before the crisis and over 3 million industrial jobs have been lost. Europe needs new industrial investment at the time when lack of confidence, market uncertainty, financing problems and skills shortages are holding it back. Europe needs to reverse the declining role of industry in Europe from its current level of around 16% of GDP to as much as 20% by 2020. To achieve this, a comprehensive vision is needed, focusing on investment and on innovation, but also mobilising all the levers available at EU level, notably the single market, trade policy, SME policy, competition policy, environmental and research policy in favour or European companies' competitiveness. CONTENT: building on the Communication entitled "Integrated Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era" adopted by the Commission in 2010, the Commission proposes a proactive approach to industrial policy based on the following four main elements: (1) Investment in innovation: the EU must provide the right framework conditions to stimulate new investments, speed up the adoption of new technologies and boost resource efficiency. These include technical regulations and Internal Market rules, as well as accompanying measures such as infrastructure and R&D/innovation projects. As a first step, six priority areas for immediate action are proposed in this Communication:
(2) Better market conditions: the proposed actions aim to give a new impetus to the following areas:
(3) Adequate access to finance and capital markets: access to capital markets and credit constitutes a major problem for European business. This is why the Commission is proposing a set of measures aiming to improve access to capital markets:
(4) Encourage the role of human capital and skills: market adjustments during the crisis and its aftermath require close coordination of relevant EU policies and for joined-up efforts on the part of the EU and Member States. In order to match skills and jobs, the Commission will develop a European multilingual classification of Skills, Competences and Occupations. It will promote the creation of the European Sector Skills Councils and of Knowledge and Sectors Skills Alliances and support the development of multi-stakeholders partnerships in the ICT sector to improve the skills shortage in the ICT sector. Lastly, it will support Member States in "rethinking skills" by providing them with policy guidance in a future Communication. As regards governance, the Competitiveness Council will annually assess progress in the implementation of structural reforms and on the effectiveness of industrial policy measures to strengthen competitiveness, ensuring that it fits into the European Semester. In addition, different task forces for the priority action lines will be set up as soon as possible. They will report once a year to the Competitiveness Council. |
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