2020/2076(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Underlines the importance to adapt the EU industry strategy to the new economic scenario after covid-19 outbreak considering its adverse effects on EU competitiveness and strategic autonomy; reminds the need to find effective solution to reduce the current unfair trade practices and the rise of counterfeiting halting the productivity of EU companies on the global market;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission’s initiatives to support European SMEs’ access to international markets; ~~stresses, however, that SMEs have to deal with too many regulations and burdens and excessive bureaucracy~~calls for a reform of our state aid rules to permit larger subsidies for our SMEs; stresses that SMEs are kept at a competitive disadvantage by investing in climate neutrality to comply with the Green Deal while trying to remain competitive and thrive on export markets;

Amendment 11 #

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Daniel CASPARY, Enikő GYŐRI, Iuliu WINKLER, Christophe HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission’s initiatives to support European SMEs’ access to international markets; stresses, however, that SMEs have to deal with too many regulations and burdens and excessive bureaucracy; stresses thaCalls for a massive and consistent EU industrial strategy, in line with the Green Deal, to transform our economies and strengthen its resilience through the pooling of strategic investments to support SMEs, a~~re kept at a competitive disadvantage by investing in climate neutrality to comply with the Green Deal~~nd increase job opportunities and skills to mitigate the impact of the COVID crisis on workers, consumers and families while trstaying ~~to remain~~ competitive and thriveing on export markets;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Takes note that between the years 2007 and 2017 global GDP increased with more than 70 percent; comparing however the EU increase of 17 percent to countries such as the United States (60 percent), India (80 percent) and China(315 percent), the EU was falling behind in global competitiveness already before; notes that world trade is expected to fall between 13 and 32 percent and EU GDP by 7,5 percent in 2020 due to the effects of COVID-19; stresses therefore that with rapidly declining global economies, a reindustrialisation of Europe is needed and the EU must gather forces to save companies and jobs to that end;

Amendment 13 #

Nicola DANTI, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Samira RAFAELA, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recalls that our industries are asked to contribute actively to achieving the European Green Deal’s objectives, by investing in climate neutrality and comply with new standards, while confronted with competitors from third countries that are less ambitious on emissions reduction; stresses that European companies, in particular SMEs, risk to be kept at a competitive disadvantage while trying to remain competitive and thrive on export markets; Calls on the Commission for the swift adoption of the Carbon border adjustment mechanism;

Amendment 14 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Maximilian KRAH, Hervé JUVIN, Roman HAIDER, Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Underlines that the COVID-19 crisis has severely hit European industry and threatening the employment market, call in this regard the Commission to re- focus on concrete actions to support industrial and local production and related exports alternatively to concentrate on a carbon-neutral economy;

Amendment 15 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the Commission to adopt a strong holistic approach in its work on the new industrial strategy; emphasizes that social rights, digitalisation, transport, trade and environmental policies are interlinked within the European industry;

Amendment 16 #

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Daniel CASPARY, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Christophe HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Stresses the need for a strong commitment of the Member States for the future of the European industry, for the EU to become a climate neutral continent by 2050 and a world leader in low-carbon, sustainable and digitalised technologies, while avoiding carbon leakage; underlines that our climate ambition must not lead to the deindustrialisation of the EU but to sustainable solutions being made more competitive and circular economy opportunities increased; calls for enabling research and innovation, ensuring that the EU attracts the necessary skills and in this way promote the global competitiveness of the EU;

Amendment 17 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Expresses concerns that, since the covid-19 outbreak, which has imposed closing of a large number of factories, many industrial sectors have suffered and continues to suffer colossal losses. World trade is set to plummet by between 13% and 32% in 2020 and estimates of expected recovery in 2021 are still uncertain;

Amendment 18 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Maximilian KRAH, Hervé JUVIN, Roman HAIDER, Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. underlines that european SMEs and instustry are already champion in the green economy and in green tools; in this regard the commission should accompany Member States towards exporting this tools and know-how to create a global level playing field;

Amendment 19 #

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Daniel CASPARY, Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Christophe HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Notes that the COVID-19 crisis has emphasised the need for digital solutions, trade and business models; welcomes therefore the Commission’s aim towards EU digital leadership, for example by advancing the WTO negotiations for global rules on electronic commerce; calls for openness to a meaningful outcome of those negotiations to facilitate the flow of data across borders and address unjustified barriers to trade by electronic means, in full conformity with EU privacy and data protection law, including the GDPR, and to make use of the flexibility given by the negotiating directives;

Amendment 2 #

Nicola DANTI, Barry ANDREWS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Welcomes the New Industrial Strategy for Europe, especially its focus on ensuring fair competition and level playing field globally and on the tools to make EU industry fit to address today’s and tomorrow’s challenges worldwide;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 21 #

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Daniel CASPARY, Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on the Commission to focus on domestic productivity within Europe, in order to establish less dependence on vulnerable~~Believes that EU resilience can be achieved through the diversification of our trading relations, supply chains and strategic stocks; calls on the Commission to focus on securing the supply within Europe, by establishing strategic diversification of supply chains in core industry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products ~~and~~, pharmaceuticals ~~sector~~and agricultural products, especially in times of global crisis, and to remain competitive on the global markets; requests the Commission to consider in this respect the establishment of a bold strategic diversification fund, which could be deployed to cover some of the costs related to the diversification of certain strategic supply chains; equally welcomes trade agreements as a way to facilitate diversification of value chains and reinforce EU industry and production; calls on the Commission to continue striking ambitious free trade agreements, which focus on ensuring a level playing field and improved access to public procurement markets; expects in this regard to conclude the FTAs with Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia as well as the PCA with Thailand and encourages the swift ratification of the EU-Mexico and EU-Mercosur FTAs; proposes to the Commission a re-launch of ambitious negotiations with India and scoping exercise with Taiwan; stresses also the importance of including and further developing SME-chapters in all FTAs as a way to promote trade for SMEs;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on the Commission to focus on domestic productivity within Europe, in order to establish less dependence on vulnerable~~Believes that EU resilience can be achieved through the diversification of our trading relations, supply chains and strategic stocks; calls on the Commission to focus on securing the supply within Europe, by establishing strategic diversification of supply chains in core industry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products ~~and~~, pharmaceuticals ~~sector~~and agricultural products, especially in times of global crisis, and to remain competitive on the global markets; welcomes trade agreements as a way to facilitate diversification of value chains and reinforce EU industry and production; calls on the Commission to continue striking ambitious free trade agreements, which focus on ensuring a level playing field and improved access to public procurement markets; expects in this regard to conclude the FTAs with Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia as well as the PCA with Thailand and encourages the swift ratification of the EU-Mexico and EU-Mercosur FTAs; proposes to the Commission a re-launch of ambitious negotiations with India and scoping exercise with Taiwan; stresses also the importance of including and further developing SME-chapters in all FTAs as a way to promote trade for SMEs;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to focus on domestic productivity within Europe, in order to establish less dependence on vulnerable supply chains in core industry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, critical infrastructures, medical products and pharmaceuticals sectors, especially in times of global crisis, and to remain competitive on the global markets; Welcomes, in this regard, the creation of a strategic investment facility proposed in the recovery package and asks the Council to support it as essential for the open strategic autonomy needed by our industry;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to focus on domestic productivity within Europe, in order to establish less dependence on vulnerable supply chains in core industry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products and pharmaceuticals sectors, especially in times of global crisis, and to remain competitive on the global markets; calls for a European health exception, notified to the WTO and included in all trade agreements, past and future;

Amendment 25 #

Nicola DANTI, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls on the Commission to focus on domestic productivity within Europe, in order to establish less depend~~Stresses the importance of diversification to improve the resilience onf v~~ulnerable supply chains~~alue chains as well as of smart reshoring in core industry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products and pharmaceuticals sectors, and raw materials, to achieve an open strategic autonomy especially in times of global crisis, ~~and~~ to remain competitive on the global markets, at the same time taking into account the needs of developing countries;

Amendment 26 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Maximilian KRAH, Hervé JUVIN, Roman HAIDER, Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to focus on domestic productivity on the basis of research and innovation within Europe, in order to establish a strategic autonomy and less dependence on vulnerable supply chains in core industry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products ~~and~~, pharmaceuticals and agricultural sectors, especially in times of global crisis, and to remain competitive on the global markets;

Amendment 27 #

Massimiliano SALINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to focus on domestic productivity and reorganize industry within Europe, in order to establish less dependence on vulnerable supply chains in core industry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, strategic raw materials, medical products and pharmaceuticals sectors, especially in times of global crisis, and to remain competitive on the global markets;

Amendment 28 #

Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to ~~focus on domestic productivity within Europe, in order to establish less dependence on vulnerable supply chains in cor~~ensure diversification of supply chains in order to enhance resilience iand~~ustry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products and pharmaceuticals sector~~ security of supply by reducing reliance on one or two countries, especially in times of global crisis, ~~and to~~while remaining competitive on the global markets;

Amendment 29 #

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Daniel CASPARY, Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Christophe HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to focus on ~~domestic productivity within Europe, in order to establish less dependence on vulnerable supply chains in core~~investments to be prioritized into the Green Deal, the digital agenda and achieving European sovereignty indu stryategic sectors ~~such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products and pharmaceuticals sectors, especially in times of global crisis, and to remain competitive on the global market~~, with a consistent industrial strategy and while shortening and diversifying supply chains and reorienting trade policies;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. TUrges in light of the current crisis the Commission to focus on SMEs as the backbone of our economy, to boost the economic recovery and competitiveness of the EU; takes note of the Commission’s initiatives to support European SMEs’ access to international markets; stresses, however, that SMEs have to deal with too many regulations and burdens and excessive bureaucracy; stresses that SMEs are kept at a competitive disadvantage by investing in climate neutrality to comply with the Green Deal while trying to remain competitive and thrive on export markets; stresses therefore the need to further improve the business environment in the EU i.e. by facilitating easier access to finance; underlines that cutting red tape and easing of bureaucratic burdens should remain a priority and that legal certainty, evidence based policy, assessments of impact and cost efficiency must be ensured before introducing new EU rules; reminds the Commission of the One-in-one-out principle; highlights in this sense the importance of effective communication and awareness raising campaigns; welcomes the Commission’s objective to launch early in 2020 a dedicated rules of origin self-assessment tool for SMEs on the future Access2Market platform to help companies assess whether a product can benefit from preferences under a given EU trade agreement, in order to facilitate SMEs’ utilisation of preferences under EU trade agreements;

Amendment 30 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to focus on domestic productivity within Europe, in order to ~~establish less dependence on~~diversify vulnerable supply chains in core industry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products and pharmaceuticals sectors, especially in times of global crisis, and to remain competitive on the global markets;

Amendment 31 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)

(1) Recognises that the competitiveness of European industry is strongest if the EU maintains its leading role as the most innovative and most climate and environmentally friendly trade partner; calls on the Commission to include innovation and sustainable development goals into the core of EU trade, as well as the core of the industrial policy, and to apply the European Green New Deal as a guiding principle;

Amendment 32 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)

(2) Recognises the significant impact the next industrial revolution and automation can have on international trade; notes that with anticipated optimisation of production also the international supply chain will be restructured, which will have a significant impact on the labour market and consequently will have an adverse effect on future job creation and the market as a whole; calls on the Commission to integrate strong social safeguards in its policy;

Amendment 33 #

Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Reiterates its strong support for the goal outlined in the Commission’s Green Deal regarding the introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment mechanism; urges the Commission to ensure WTO- compatibility for such mechanism; calls on the Commission to bring this reform forward as part of the Commission Work Program for 2020; underlines that all reorientations in the EU trade policy must be consistent with the EU’s industrial strategy under the prerogative of realizing the Green Deal;

Amendment 34 #

Danuta Maria HÜBNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses that reshoring production and focusing on domestic productivity, as a means to address shortages in strategic goods, will not solve such shortages, especially in times of crisis; stresses, that supply shortages can only be addressed through strengthened multilateral cooperation; believes that the EU should play a leading role in multilateral fora and institutions to ensure that supply shortages can be mitigated in the future;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Reiterates its strong support for the goal outlined in the Commission’s Green Deal regarding the introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment mechanism; calls on the Commission to bring this reform forward as part of the Commission Work Program for 2020; underlines that all reorientations in the EU trade policy must be consistent with the EU’s industrial strategy under the prerogative of realizing the Green Deal;

Amendment 36 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Maximilian KRAH, Hervé JUVIN, Roman HAIDER, Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Underlines that industry is a national competence, which should be driven by the interest of local business and local producers; stresses however that the European Commission should give the opportunity to Member States of developing a proper strategy to enhance the exchange of information in order to achieve positive impact on trade relations -in and outside of the internal market-;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the Commission to contribute to build up the EU’s strategic autonomy based on more resilient supply chains, import diversification and appropriate stockpiling; calls for a EU Strategy on smart reshoring of industries in order to ease our dependency- innovation, modernisation, research, digitisation and robotisation will be key to ensure competitiveness of companies concerned;

Amendment 38 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Maximilian KRAH, Hervé JUVIN, Roman HAIDER, Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Underlines that industry counts for 80% of European goods exports and employs around 35 million people, calls the Commission to take into account the significant added value industry brings to the European employment market and social rights and its crucial place as a factor of prosperity and competitiveness;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Insists that the EU industrial strategy shall be inclusive and transparent encompassing all actors operating along the entire value chain from the smallest start-ups to the largest companies, from academia to research, service providers to suppliers, but also trade unions and consumers organisations.

Amendment 4 #

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Daniel CASPARY, Iuliu WINKLER, Enikő GYŐRI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Christophe HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission’s initiatives to support European SMEs’ access to international markets; Calls for the need to include a separate chapter for SME's in all future trade agreements to ensure SME's reap maximal fruits of the market access gained; Calls furthermore on the Commission to support the national and regional export agencies in their efforts to allow SME's to take best advantage of trade agreements. Indicates in this regard the new role and functioning of the chief Trade Enforcement Officer, stresses, however, that SMEs have to deal with too many regulations and burdens and excessive bureaucracy; stresses that SMEs are kept at a competitive disadvantage by investing in climate neutrality to comply with the Green Deal while trying to remain competitive and thrive on export markets;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Supports~~, in principle,~~ the initiative to reinforce a rule-based multilateral trading system; expresses its concern, however, about the functioning of the WTO, owing to some international actors abusing their market power; calls on the Commission to ensure a rules-based multilateral system fit for a stronger EU in the world with open and fair trade, while aiming at sustainable economic recovery; stresses that fair and free trade can only function within a fully operational WTO; calls therefore on the Commission to focus its international efforts to mobilise international partners to reform the WTO, while creating a level playing field and combatting unfair trade and investment practices, and exploring the possibilities for a broader plurilateral initiative related to healthcare products as well as to e-commerce;

Amendment 41 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Supports, in principle, the initiative to reinforce a rule-based multilateral trading system; expresses its concern, however, about the functioning of the WTO, owing to some international actors abusing their market power; stresses that European industry has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses its strong supply dependence; calls for long-term measures for a stronger European industrial sovereignty which is more integrated, more local and more robust, so as to avoid supply chain disruptions;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Supports, in principle, the initiative to reinforc~~Calls on the Commission to work with the other WTO members to carry forward an ambitious reform to ensure a tru~~le-based multilateral trading system; expresses its concern, however, about the functioning of the WTO, owing to some international actors abusing their market power~~e level playing field for trading companies and to fully incorporate social and environmental standards, in line with the new Green Deal; urges the Commission, in this respect, to negotiate new rules to fight trade - distortive practices, including non-market policies and practices, SOEs and industrial subsides, leading to overcapacity, and forced technology transfer policies and practices;

Amendment 43 #

Nicola DANTI, Barry ANDREWS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Supports, in principle, the initiative to reinforce a rule-based multilateral trading system; expresses its concern, however, about the funct~~Recalls the commitment of the European Union to a rule-based multilateral trading system and underlines that the EU should be at the forefront of defending and reinforcing it; supports the Commission in~~g of the WTO, owing to some international actors abusing their market power~~ its overall efforts to modernize the WTO and urges to continue engaging with WTO Members to find a long-term multilateral solution to overcome the current deadlock of the Appellate Body; welcomes the multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement;

Amendment 44 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Maximilian KRAH, Hervé JUVIN, Roman HAIDER, Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Supports, in principle, the initiative to reinforce a rule-based multilateral trading system; expresses its concern, however, about the functioning of the WTO, owing to some international actors abusing their market power; in this regards underlines the need of creating a level playing field while being mobilised on reforming the WTO toghether with international partners;

Amendment 45 #

Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Supports, in principle, the initiative to reinforce~~Highlights the importance of a rules-based multilateral trading system to the global economy, particularly in a post- crisis world; expresses ~~its~~ concern~~, however,~~s about the ~~functi~~contin~~g of the WTO, owing to some international actors abusing their market power~~ued impasse of the WTO Appellate Body and urges the Commission to seek solutions with key trading partners to ensure open and fair trade with an enforceable dispute settlement system;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Supports, in principle, the initiative to reinforce a rule-based multilateral trading system; ~~expresses its concern, however, about the functioning of the WTO, owing to some international actors abusing their market power~~incites the Commission to step up its efforts to achieve agreement on WTO reform and the WTO dispute settlement system, in particular WTO Appellate body;

Amendment 47 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Roman HAIDER, Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Supports~~, in principle, the~~ initiatives to reinforce athe rule-based multilateral trading system~~; expresses~~, make its con~~cern, however, about the functioning of the WTO, owing to some~~sistent with global efforts to halt climate change and biodiversity loss, and prevent strong international actors to abus~~ing~~e their market power;

Amendment 48 #

Massimiliano SALINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Supports, in principle, the initiative to reinforce a rule-based multilateral trading system; expresses its concern, however, about the functioning of the WTO, ~~owing~~also due to some international actors abusing their market power;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Deplores that during the Covid-19 crisis there has been a spread of disinformation, propaganda and misleading information, as well as a considerable lack of management of the interference of Chinese actors within the EU, which has undermined trust in the trade markets overall and created a negative impact on procurement markets;

Amendment 5 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Maximilian KRAH, Hervé JUVIN, Roman HAIDER, Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission’s initiatives to support European SMEs’ access to international markets; stresses, however, that SMEs have to deal with too many regulations and burdens and excessive bureaucracy; stresses that SMEs are kept at a competitive disadvantage by investing in climate neutrality to comply with the Green Deal while trying to remain competitive and thrive on export markets; furthermore stresses that the European Green Deal represents a disproportionate additional financial burden on SMEs and industry, distorting global competition and, under the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, seriously jeopardising their professional existence;

Amendment 50 #

Nicola DANTI, Barry ANDREWS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Underlines the importance of the ongoing plurilateral WTO negotiations on e-commerce, and calls for a comprehensive and ambitious set of rules, guaranteeing European data protection standards, to address digital trade barriers and ensure that companies, especially SMEs, can compete worldwide in a level playing field;

Amendment 51 #

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Daniel CASPARY, Enikő GYŐRI, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Christophe HANSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Points out that the EU is by far the world’s biggest exporter of services and that they represent about 70 percent of EU GDP; stresses therefore the need to further liberalise services through FTAs, welcomes the ongoing plurilateral negotiations within the WTO on key areas of trade in services;

Amendment 52 #

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Daniel CASPARY, Iuliu WINKLER, Danuta Maria HÜBNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Underlines its determination to establish a relationship as close as possible with the United Kingdom, a country that will remain a partner, ally and friend inside Europe; encourages the Commission to seize the momentum caused by the withdrawal to streamline our EU-policies, cut red tape and enhance competitiveness for European companies and SMEs; stresses that the FTA should aim to allow for market access and trade facilitation as close as possible in order to minimize trade disruptions, underpinned by level playing field provisions ensuring high standards in social, labour and environmental protection as well as competition and State aid policies; reiterates its calls on the Commission to make a new and comprehensive UK- EU strategic partnership agreement that goes well beyond trade, in line with the Political Declaration of October 2019;

Amendment 53 #

Nicola DANTI, Barry ANDREWS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Co~~mmission to work towards effective and op~~uncil to move on the ‘International pProcurement ~~that allows the EU to take swift, targeted and compelling measures and increase leverage to negotiate reciprocity and market opening~~Instrument’; emphasizes the need for an instrument that targets discriminatory practices against EU businesses in third country procurement markets and increase leverage to negotiate reciprocity and market opening; Calls on the Commission to start a reflection on a possible framework for monitoring third country bidders’ access to EU procurement markets in strategic sectors;

Amendment 54 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Co~~mmission to work towards effective and op~~uncil for a rapid and swift agreement on the International pProcurement ~~that allows the EU to take swift, targeted and compelling measures and increase leverage to negotiate reciprocity and market opening~~Instrument in order to provide legal security, reciprocity and a level playing field to EU operators. Calls for the inclusion of a global catalogue of essential emergency products to avoid abuses by third country providers' in international trade during a global pandemic;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to ~~work towards effective and op~~reconsider the international ~~procurement that allows the EU to take swift, targeted and compelling measures and increase leverage to negotiate reciprocity and market opening~~dimension of its public procurement policy with regard to goals defined in the Green Deal, such as advancing a circular economy, increasing the resilience of supply chains for public goods, and facilitating local production through a Buy European Act;

Amendment 56 #

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to work towards effective and operational procurement that ~~allows the EU to take swift, t~~increases leverage to negotiate margket~~ed and compelling measures and increase leverage to negotiate reciprocity and market opening~~ opening; Asks the Commission to revise proposals where compromise has not been achieved after several years, such as the International Procurement Instrument;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Co~~mmission to work towards effective and op~~uncil to resume the talks and find a swift agreement on the International pProcurement ~~that allows the EU to take swift~~Instruments as a fundamental tool to guarantee reciprocity, tmargket~~ed and compelling measures and increase leverage to negotiate reciprocity and market opening~~ opening, level playing field to EU operators and to support EU companies access to global markets;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to work towards ~~effective and operational~~strengthened and supported procurement that allows the EU to take swift, targeted and compelling measures and ~~increase leverage to negotiate reciprocity and market opening~~to strengthen its rules on reciprocity in relation to the opening of its market;

Amendment 59 #

Nicola DANTI, Barry ANDREWS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission to finalise and share its White Paper on an Instrument on Foreign Subsidies, to address the distortive effects caused by foreign subsidies within the single market as part of the European trade defence toolbox; recalls that it should be coherent with the possible modernization or update of targeted EU competition rules, with the aim of ensuring a level playing field for EU companies;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls urgently for the introduction of a 'Buy European Act';

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls for public contracts in Europe no longer to be subject to competition from third countries without guarantees of reciprocity;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the reinforcement of the safeguard instruments in order to make them more efficient and better adapted to protect European industry and to tackle market distortions effectively provoked by unjustified state aid in third countries for lowering factor costs of production not in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, the SDGs or efforts to mitigate the impact of the COVID crisis;

Amendment 63 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the reinforcement of the safeguard instruments in order to make them more efficient and better adapted to protect European industry and to tackle market distortions effectively; calls for the introduction of an ambitious carbon border adjustment mechanism to tackle environmental dumping and climate change;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a swift adoption of the ~~rei~~enforcement ~~of the safeguard instruments in order to make them more efficient and better adapted to protect European industry and to tackle market distortions effectively~~regulation, which will protect EU’s rights under international agreements against illegal measures adopted by third countries, including through the use of retaliation, provided the new regulation is extended to intellectual property and services;

Amendment 65 #

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Daniel CASPARY, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Iuliu WINKLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Calls for the reinforcement of the safeguard instruments in order to make them more efficient and better~~Warns against unjustifiable protectionist measures leading to disrupting the global economy; Calls for the robust deployment of the European safeguard instruments adapted to protect European industry and to tackle market distortions effectively;

Amendment 66 #

5. Calls for ~~the reinforcement of the safeguard instruments in order to make them more efficient and better adapted to protect European industry and to tackle market distortions effectively~~a review of the Union's international trade and investment policy and for the Commission to assess the EU trade toolbox, to actively explore the possibilities to tackle market distortions and defend the EU from abusive practices;

Amendment 67 #

Massimiliano SALINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the reinforcement of the safeguard instruments in order to make them more efficient and better adapted to protect European industry and to tackle global market distortions effectively, especially considering strategic metals;

Amendment 68 #

Enikő GYŐRI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for ~~the~~ reinforcement of the ~~safeguard~~trade defence instruments in order to ~~make them~~provide the EU with a more efficient and ~~better adapted~~powerful toolbox to protect European industry ~~and to tackle~~from hostile foreign market distorti~~ons effectively~~ng practices;

Amendment 69 #

Nicola DANTI, Barry ANDREWS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls for the adoption of the review of Regulation 654/2014 (Enforcement Regulation), in order to strengthen it; stresses that this is an important tool to protect the Union’s interests under international trade agreements in situations when third countries adopt illegal measures that can negatively hit our businesses;

Amendment 7 #

Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission’s initiatives to support European SMEs’ access to international markets; stresses, however, that SMEs have to deal with too many regulations and burdens and excessive bureaucracy; stresses that SMEs are kept at a competitive disadvantage by investing in climate neutrality to comply with the Green Deal while trying to remain competitive and thrive on exportRecognises that access to markets in third countries is vitally important for many European SMEs and should be facilitated. Believes that minimizing unnecessary administrative or regulatory burden is important to help SMEs benefit from this market access; Believes that SMEs should form a core part of the European Green Deal and that support must be given to ensure that European SMEs are equipped to deal with the dual challenge of achieving climate neutrality while at the same time maintaining EU competitiveness on global markets;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Commission to urgently amend the EU Steel Safeguard, taking into account the current COVID-19 context, to defend the steel sector against persistent global overcapacity and unfair trading practices and to guarantee effective competition;

Amendment 71 #

Nicola DANTI, Barry ANDREWS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

6. Calls on the Commission to consider the urgent enforcement of intellectual property rights and the involvement of all actors in the fight against infringement and counterfeiting as key objectives of the intellectual property action plan; Calls on the Commission to promote and ensure the protection of Geographical indications (GIs) both at international and bilateral level and to resume the debate on GIs for non- agricultural products that could support innovation, sustainable production and jobs in the EU, improving the attractiveness and reputation of our quality productions worldwide;

Amendment 72 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ~~consider the urgent~~strike a balance between the enforcement of intellectual property rights and ~~the involvement of all actors in the fight against infringement and counterfeiting as key objec~~encouraging innovation, ensuring access to medicine and protecting public health; underlines that the flexibilitives ~~of the intellectual property action plan~~provided in the TRIPS agreement should be used to address potential supply shortages in medicines;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Calls on~~Urges the Commission to ~~consider the urgent~~ensure effective enforcement of intellectual property rights and t~~he involvement of all actors in the fight against infringement and counterfeiting~~o tackle the trade of counterfeit and pirated goods throughout the international supply chain, in cooperation with all relevant actors, as key objectives of the intellectual property action plan;

Amendment 74 #

Jörgen WARBORN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Daniel CASPARY, Danuta Maria HÜBNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for legal challenges to government measures addressing the health, economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to be countered, and, more generally, for an immediate moratorium on investor-state arbitrations;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the screening of foreign direct investment and to protect access to strategic industries, infrastructure, key enabling technologies, or any other assets in the interests of security and cybersecurity. and to safeguard competitiveness in the European Single Market, in order to guarantee the safety of European people and companies; stresses however the importance of balance and using such an FDI screening mechanism only when necessary, in order to avoid the EU itself becoming protectionist; highlights the importance of better coordination between Member State activities, with a focus on coherence, effectiveness and transparency;

Amendment 76 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the ~~Comm~~Member States to swiftly implement all provission ~~to strengthe~~s of the Regulation on the screening of foreign direct investment ~~and to protect access to strategic industries,~~in order to defend strategic industries from hostile takeover, notably in the areas of healthcare and other crucial infrastructures, key enabling technologies, orand any other assets in the interests of security and cybersecurity.; calls on the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal strengthening the EU antitrust rules in order to prevent and to tackle hostile takeovers by third country companies heavily subsidised by their governments, in particular in light of the COVID-19crisis and EU recovery;

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the screening of foreign direct investment, helping those countries without an effective system to put in place balanced measures and to protect access to strategic industries, health care, infrastructure, key enabling technologies, or any other assets in the interests of security and cybersecurity.; highlights the importance of better coordination and exchange of information between Member State activities, with a focus on coherence, effectiveness and transparency in order to improve EU competitiveness;

Amendment 78 #

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls on~~Welcomes the Commission ~~to strengthe~~'s guidelines published on 25 March 2020 on the screening of fForeign dDirect ~~investment and~~Investment; Calls on the Commission to closely monitor and provide necessary assistance in the implementation of this Regulation to protect access to strategic industries, infrastructure, key enabling technologies, or any other assets in the interests of security ~~and cybersecurit~~or public order, especially in light of the current COVID crisis where threats may be linked to the public health emergency.

Amendment 79 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Maximilian KRAH, Hervé JUVIN, Roman HAIDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the screening of foreign direct investment and to protect access to strategic industries, infrastructure, key enabling technologies, or any other assets in the interests of security and cybersecurity.; Underlines the mainly coordinating role of the Commission with option for individual Member States to decide whether or not to apply a mechanism;

Amendment 8 #

Nicola DANTI, Barry ANDREWS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the Commission’s initiatives to support European SMEs’ access to international markets; stresses, however, that SMEs have to deal with too many regulations and burdens and excessive bureaucracy; stresses that SMEs are kept at a competitive disadvantage by investing in cEncourages the Commission to strengthen and improve its initiatives to support European SMEs in overcoming barriers that prevent their access to international markets, among others, through negotiating dedicated chapters in trade agreements; calls on the Commission for an effective implementation of the SME strategy in order to reduce burdens and excessive bureaucracy for our businesses abroad and facilimtate ~~neutrality to comply with the Green Deal while trying to remain competitive and thrive on export markets~~their internationalisation;

Amendment 80 #

Nicola DANTI, Barry ANDREWS, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Samira RAFAELA, Svenja HAHN, Jérémy DECERLE, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls on the Commission to strengthe~~Welcomes the guidelines on the screening of fForeign dDirect iInvestment ~~and to protect access to~~(FDI) and calls on the Commission to strengthen it, also in light of the current crisis, in order to protect strategic industries, infrastructure, key enabling technologies, or any other assets in the interests of security and cybersecurity.

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the screening of foreign direct investment and to protect access to strategic industries, crucial infrastructure, key enabling technologies, or any other assets in the interests of security and cybersecurity. to prevent hostile takeovers by third country companies;

Amendment 82 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)

(1) Calls on the Commission to continue negotiations on e-commerce, which is one of the few sectors that has been thriving despite the pandemic, to reach a deal by MC12; recalls that cross border data flows are vital for the digital economy; calls on the Commission to integrate strong safeguards on data transfer; recalls that EU still suffers from a lack of interoperability in domestic privacy laws and consumer protection laws;

Amendment 83 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new)

(2) Calls on the Commission to continue its work towards a comprehensive and binding supply chain law; expresses a need for obligatory corporate due diligence that ensures more sustainability and crisis resistance of the value creation process in order to create more resilient value chains;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. calls on the Commission to review the current strategy having into consideration the need to have a long- term approach where digitalisation, services, manufacture, environmental and labour rights are interlinked and functional for the enhancing of EU companies competitiveness in international markets; Reminds that a proposal for Global Supply chains strategy should be considered as support of EU industry strategy;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for an immediate freeze on all new free trade agreement negotiations;

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Reminds the importance of digitalisation as pivot instrument to strengthen EU industry and its position on the international market; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to continue negotiations on e-commerce despite the current pandemic difficulties;

Amendment 87 #

Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7 c. Calls on the Commission to consider a possible introduction of "Buy European Act" to support European manufacturers, especially SMEs, facing the increasing degree of competition stemming from emerging countries in particular; Stresses that "Buy European Act" shall be necessary in the absence of a strong International Procurement Instrument; reminds, in this regard, that EU industry strategy is always been too much focused on services rather than manufacturing sectors which still represents the majority of EU SMEs;

Amendment 9 #

1. Takes note of the Commission’s initiatives to support European SMEs’ access to international markets; stresses, however, that SMEs have to deal with ~~too~~ many regulations ~~and burdens and excessive bureaucracy; stresses that SMEs are kept at a competitive disadvantage by~~which might cause extra red tape or administrative burdens; stresses that support is needed for those SMEs which invest~~ing~~ in climate neutrality to comply with the Green Deal ~~while trying~~and might face difficulties in short term to remain competitive and thrive on export markets;

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Amendment 1 #

Adam BIELAN, Beata MAZUREK, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Underlines that the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the fundamentals of the European economy, both in terms of public finances and the private sector’s capacity to provide employment opportunities and invest resources in assets or innovations; it has also caused delays both in manufacturing and in obligatory adaptations stemming from legislation; moreover, it has shown the EU dependence in certain strategic value chains;

Amendment 10 #

Maria GRAPINI, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises that the Industrial Strategy, prepared prior to the outbreak and published at an early stage of the pandemic in Europe, will require substantial revision, to reflect the change in fundamentals and the new mission of the Von Der Leyen Commission: to return economies across the EU to growth and to strengthen all economies, both north and south and east and west, to the benefit of citizens and businesses and considers that a common European approach is needed for this;

Amendment 100 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that the automotive sector is touched by many of the transformations expected in the future economy and has been deeply affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that the revised Industrial Strategy should foresee particular actions for this sector, including appropriate financial support, and calls on the Commission to consider postponing the implementation of the regulations that had a deadline of 1 January 2021.

Amendment 101 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE, Virginie JORON, Alessandra BASSO, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Isabella TOVAGLIERI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

Amendment 102 #

Tomislav SOKOL, Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that ~~the automotive sector is touched by many of the transformations expected in~~many sectors which are extremely important for the European economy, such as the fauturomotive sec~~onomy and~~tor, hasve been deeply affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that the revised Industrial Strategy should foresee particular actions for thisese sectors, including appropriate financial support which will not adversely affect the competitiveness of the Single Market economy.

Amendment 103 #

Adam BIELAN, Beata MAZUREK, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

Amendment 104 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Stresses the importance of measures and information channels to help small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups to effectively digitise and advance into ‘industry 4.0‘; calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer support to start-ups and SMEs via additional financial commitments to the Single Market Programme and Digital Innovation Hubs to develop, deploy and protect their products and thus enable them to fully realise their potential for growth and jobs in Europe; stresses the importance of coordination with other important global players in emerging technologies, so as to create a globally compatible approach that would allow for free expansion of European companies, including SMES, on global markets, not only those in Europe;

Amendment 105 #

Clara AGUILERA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Marc ANGEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Recalls that the food sector has been vastly affected by the COVID-19 crisis, forcing different industries and its workers to adapt rapidly to cuts in supply chains and the new health requirements, whilst maintaining its activity and providing critical basic goods to the European population; calls on the Commission to examine possible mechanisms in the revised Industrial Strategy to strengthen the European food industry as a basis to ensure EU food sovereignty, safeguard the continued production and barrier-free transport across the Single Market and guarantee the stability and global competitiveness of the sector.

Amendment 106 #

Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Jordi CAÑAS, Ivars IJABS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Emphasises that the New Industrial Strategy should support innovation in the automotive and machinery sectors, which will help the industry meet its emissions goals with cleaner combustion and electric vehicles and equipment with longer life-spans and lower carbon footprints; believes that such actions can increase the confidence of the consumer in the quality of the products purchased and made in the Internal Market and strengthen our economy going forward;

Amendment 107 #

Tomislav SOKOL, Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Stresses that the Covid-19 crisis showed the dependence of the European Union and its Member States on non- European countries when it comes to pharmaceutical and medical production; highlights that it will be of utmost importance to support EU manufacturers and producers in the field of medicines in order to promote the economic independence of third countries such as China and to guarantee European self- sufficiency in this important area.

Amendment 108 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Considers that the revised Industrial Strategy should aim at achieving self-sufficiency for the EU in the production of protective medical equipment and active ingredients for the production of medicines in order to guarantee the availability of products to consumers and avoid weakening and fragmenting the Single Market by imposing export restrictions between Member States.

Amendment 109 #

Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Virginie JORON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Considers that EU industrial strategy must be based on an energy, resource-efficiency and circular economy approach to enable to transition towards green, sustainable and resilient value chains; stresses furthermore that innovation should be stimulated in sectors and technologies key to the green and sustainable transition through adequate investments in R&D.

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Strongly and crucially highlights that such a revision must be made in accordance with a decisive shift in fundamental political perspective and cannot involve maintaining, let alone reinforcing, previous pieces of legislation such as an indivisible Single Market or global free trade prohibiting barriers to cross-border flows and opening public procurement; underlines that these objectives contradict in essence the goals yet outlined of developing autonomic domestic industries through public driving and support, or promoting the emergence of European global leaders;

Amendment 110 #

Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Tomislav SOKOL, Edina TÓTH, Arba KOKALARI, Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Stresses the importance of lifelong learning for employees, companies, governments and EU institutions alike, to be able to respond in the best ways possible to today's challenges with up-to- date knowledge and skills.

Amendment 111 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Highlights the need to develop smart IP policies to uphold and strengthen Europe’s industrial sovereignty and competitiveness and promote a global level playing field, while better combating IP theft.

Amendment 112 #

Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Calls on the Commission to promote a life-science industry that ensures European innovative capacity in upholding and developing the production of essential drugs and medical equipment.

Amendment 113 #

Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Tomislav SOKOL, Edina TÓTH, Arba KOKALARI, Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA, Marion WALSMANN, Maria da Graça CARVALHO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Underlines that new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and robotics play a key role, proportional to their potential to contribute to development of industrial processes and innovations, offering benefits for consumers through innovative products and services and for businesses through optimised performance; underlines that the industrial policy should take into account Union’s legal framework for consumer safety and liability should fit in due time technological developments and ensure high level of consumer protection, creation of trust in new technologies and legal certainty for businesses;

Amendment 114 #

Clara AGUILERA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Highlights the importance of the science and innovation-led sustainable growth agenda, which promotes economic openness and innovation-friendly markets; stresses that it should be based on an holistic approach, in need of an ambitious policy mix with higher investment levels, including foreign direct investments, in research and innovation and the renewal of European industry both in new promising sectors and in mature sectors such as the European fisheries and agroindustry.

Amendment 115 #

Adam BIELAN, Beata MAZUREK, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Welcomes the new Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials, which is geared towards strengthening crucial markets in a sustainable way for e-mobility, batteries, renewable energies, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, defence and digital applications supported by the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan, showing that the correct link between resources and sustainability is being made.

Amendment 116 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Considers IPCEI projects to have a key role in strengthening different dimensions of the Internal Market, in view of their significant scale and use of financing; supports the use of cohesion policy funds to enhance the delivery of current and future projects, considering the opportunities they offer to support the advancement of European SMEs.

Amendment 117 #

Clara AGUILERA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Marc ANGEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10 c. Encourages the emergence and growth of small companies and start-ups in the digital and technological field, therefore boosting innovation in Europe through initiatives and funding programmes tailored to their needs and possibilities, while preventing obstacles to their development through enhanced efforts to challenge the quasi monopolies existent on the market, including through a digital tax and the enforcement of antitrust rules.

Amendment 118 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10 c. Calls on the Commission to further improve measures to prevent imbalances in the European food supply chain, where unfair trading practices put at risk some of their links.

Amendment 119 #

Clara AGUILERA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Marc ANGEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)

10 d. Highlights the importance of designing an industrial policy that addresses the demographic challenges of many EU regions through the promotion of industries that stimulate local regional employment and attract a new generation of workers.

Amendment 12 #

Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Ivars IJABS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Underlines that the Commission must act to remedy the disruption of the Single Market that affected the industries across the European Union, due to the measures taken by the Member States in order to protect their citizens; calls on the Commission to consider how to ensure a fully functioning single market even in emergency situations: welcomes in this respect the Solvency Support Instruments presented by the Commission as part of the Next Generation EU Package which aims at addressing market distortions caused by the crisis;

Amendment 120 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)

10 d. Welcomes the Digital Services Act, but stresses that the new Digital Services Act is only offering security for consumers online; asks for clear rules to fight abusive practices and protecting consumers in all areas of interactions.

Amendment 121 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 e (new)

10 e. Asks for a clear green conditionality in the Digital Transition, especially given the specific resources and the energy consumption that comes with it.

Amendment 13 #

Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Virginie JORON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Highlights that EU industrial policies must provide the tools to fully restore the Single Market to its functioning before COVID-19, removing the remaining unjustified barriers, including in services, and ensuring the effective and fair implementation, application and enforcement of Single Market rules;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Further highlights that the principles of free trade, free movement of economic actors, economic liberalism, shutting down planning, discarding protectionism and the preservation of domestic interests, putting forward economic growth, and aiming for the lowest prices are precisely what has led the European industry to dismantling in order to chase profit without regard to the national interests of Member States and citizens; critically underlines the role of the policies of the Commission in implementing such principles despite obvious, consistent and lasting industrial, social and political negative effects;

Amendment 15 #

Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Virginie JORON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Emphasizes that any revised Strategy, to have any chance to succeed, should forfeit these principles and focus on putting the economy at the service of nations and people, enabling Member States to drive industrial equipment, the processes and capital of which are located on their soil, giving them effective control over the movement of capital, goods, persons and services, aiming for autonomy and resilience in all fields, protecting European citizens, businesses and economies from future crises, and building heavyweight European global actors for the purpose of outward, not inward, competition;

Amendment 16 #

Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Andreas SCHIEDER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Evelyne GEBHARDT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the Commission to undertake, together with Members States, a comprehensive and cross-sectoral analysis of the economies within the EU, in order to understand the depth of impacts felt by the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess the entity of disruptions in cross-border value-chains; considers this an essential evidence base in order for the Commission to issue updated recommendations and determine the key policies that will act to strengthen the collective long-term recovery within the Single Market;

Amendment 17 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the Commission to undertake, together with Members States, a comprehensive and cross-sectoral analysis of the economies within the EU, in order to understand the depth of impacts felt by the COVID-19 pandemic; considers this an essential evidence base in order for the Commission to issue updated recommendations and determine the key policies that will act to strengthen the collective long-term green and socially just recovery within the Single Market;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the Commission to undertake, together with Members States, a comprehensive and cross-sectoral analysis ~~of the economies within the EU~~, in order to understand the ~~depth of~~specifics of the impacts ~~felt~~caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; considers this an essential evidence base ~~in order~~ for the Commission to issue updated recommendations and determine the key policies that will act to strengthen the collective long-term recovery within the Single Market;

Amendment 19 #

Maria GRAPINI, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the Commission to undertake, together with Members States, a comprehensive and cross-sectoral analysis of the economies within the EU, in order to understand the depth of impacts felt by the COVID-19 pandemic; considers this an essential evidence base in order for the Commission to issue updated recommendations and determine the key policies that will act to strengthen the collective long-term recovery within the Single Market, so as to reduce the dependence on imports from third countries;

Amendment 2 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE, Virginie JORON, Alessandra BASSO, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Isabella TOVAGLIERI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises that the Industrial Strategy, prepared prior to the outbreak and published at an early stage of the pandemic in Europe, will require substantial revision, to reflect the ~~change in fundamentals and~~additional challenges to the - neow m~~ission of the Von Der Leyen Commission: to ret~~ore than ever- pressing need to steer ourn economies a~~cross the EU to growth and to strengthen all economies, both north and south and east and west, to the benefit of citizens and businesses;~~ nd industries towards a more resilient and sustainable path aligned with EU environmental and climate objectives; recalls that the European Parliament declared in its resolution from 12 May 20201a that all recovery measures must be financed on top of existing and upcoming EU policies and must not affect our long-term priorities and strategic objectives; __________________ 1aEuropean Parliament RESOLUTION on the new multiannual financial framework, own resources and the recovery plan (2020/2631(RSP)); https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0124_EN.pdf

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the Commission to undertake, together with Members States, a comprehensive and cross-sectoral analysis of the economies within the EU, in order to understand the depth of impacts felt by the COVID-19 pandemic; considers this an essential evidence base in order for the Commission to issue updated recommendations and determine the key policies that will act to strengthen the collective long-term recovery within the Single Market; welcomes the fourteen coherent industrial ecosystems identified by the Commission, whose strategic independence is to be ensured;

Amendment 21 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sándor RÓNAI, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that, based upon the comprehensive evidence base, the Commission’s new Industrial Strategy should prioritise the ~~economic recovery and citizens' welfare and opportunities,~~sustainable and fair recovery, the digital and green transitions, the citizens' welfare and consumer rights as well as the needs of businesses, including SMEs, micro enterprises and start-ups so as to underline the common commitment to ~~rebuilding~~strengthening the resilience of the Single Market and delivering benefits for all Member States and their citizens;

Amendment 22 #

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that, ~~based upon the comprehensive evidence base,~~ the Commission’s new Industrial Strategy should prioritise the economic recovery and citizens' welfare and opportunities,; s~~o as to~~tresses that ensuring the swift return to a fully functioning internal market is a precondition for recovery, and underlines the common commitment to rebuild~~ing~~ the Single Market ~~and delivering benefits for all Member States and their~~to the benefit of European businesses and citizens;

Amendment 23 #

Maria GRAPINI, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 24 #

Adam BIELAN, Beata MAZUREK, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that, based upon the comprehensive evidence base, the Commission’s new Industrial Strategy should prioritise ~~the~~a green and socially just economic recovery and citizens' welfare and opportunities, so as to underline the common commitment to rebuilding the Single Market and delivering benefits for all Member States and their citizens;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that, based upon the comprehensive evidence base, the Commission’s new Industrial Strategy should prioritise the economic recovery and citizens' welfare and opportunities, so as to underline the common commitment to rebuilding the Single Market and delivering benefits for all Member States and their citizens; calls on the Commission to broaden the application of the ‘proportionality test’, so as to ensure all efforts, at all levels, support the development of a strong Single Market;

Amendment 26 #

Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Tomislav SOKOL, Edina TÓTH, Arba KOKALARI, Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that, based upon the comprehensive evidence base, the Commission’s new Industrial Strategy should prioritise the economic recovery and citizens' welfare and opportunities, so as to underline the common commitment to rebuilding the Single Market and delivering benefits for all Member States and their citizens; believes that any adopted legislation or set of priorities should be preceded by impact assessments, particularly on potential costs and burdens for European companies, and should respect the “One- in, one-out” principle assumed by President Von der Leyen to cut red tape;

Amendment 27 #

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Considers that the New Industrial Strategy should accelerate the transition to a greener, innovative, inclusive and sovereign Europe, enhance its economic and industrial resilience and give new impulse to the Single market; the strategy should be based on diversification of supply chains through an ambitious and balanced free trade agenda, effective reciprocity for public procurement with third countries, adaptation of competition and state aids rules, strengthened screening of foreign investments in strategic sectors and encouraging the location of investments in Europe; stresses the importance of a coherent approach in supporting European industries, in particular SMEs, and safeguarding employment in Europe for preserving the integrity of the Single market;

Amendment 28 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE, Virginie JORON, Alessandra BASSO, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Isabella TOVAGLIERI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission to focus on domestic productivity on the basis of research and innovation within Europe, in order to establish a strategic autonomy and less dependence on vulnerable supply chains in core industry sectors such as the tech and telecommunications, medical products, pharmaceuticals and agricultural sectors, especially in times of global crisis, to remain competitive on the global markets and to provide European consumers with essential goods;

Amendment 29 #

Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Jordi CAÑAS, Ivars IJABS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. In the context of the New Industrial Strategy, calls on the Commission to revise the Schengen agreement on free movement in order to ensure a proper functioning of the Single Market and to guarantee all freedoms of movement offering the same opportunities to all Member States, including Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Croatia, eliminating the long hours of waiting at the Schengen borders of EU citizens and EU products;

Amendment 3 #

Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ivars IJABS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Underlines that that the industrial strategy should allow the transition of our industries to more sustainability and resilience with the overall goal of climate- neutrality by 2040; calls on the Commission to define a roadmap with sectoral measurable binding targets and requirements for industry; stresses that a solid monitoring mechanism based on transparent performance indicators to assess progress should be established;

Amendment 31 #

Maria GRAPINI, Marc ANGEL, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Emphasises that it is vital to strengthen the resilience of the European industrial ecosystems of the Single Market, which requires an ambitious legislative framework, including addressing competition, reviewing state aid regulations and promoting the digital transformation;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Considers that the New Industrial Strategy must provide the completion of value chains in certain industries in order to no longer depend on imports from third countries, in the event of a new crisis, and to increase the competitiveness of the economy;

Amendment 33 #

Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Ivars IJABS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Considers that the New Industrial Strategy should focus, in line with the Green New Deal, on the creation and development of ecological industries, on those industries that allow and enhance the reduction of carbon dioxide and other toxic gases and on the creation of a Single Market for all new ecological products that can come only from harmonized legislation and common standards at EU level;

Amendment 34 #

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Welcomes the 14 ecosystems identified by the Commission and the inclusive approach of bringing together all actors from a sector; strongly believes that the Industrial Strategy for Europe, combined with other policies such as competition policy and trade policy, will contribute to European sovereignty and strategic autonomy;

Amendment 35 #

Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Stresses that the transformation of the EU economy and society required in order to fully achieve the objectives of the Green Deal will be a long and costly process that will need to be financed by a strong and prosperous industry willing to contribute to this transition; therefore encourages the Commission to have an active and open dialogue with all the industrial sectors and relevant stakeholders making sure that the abrupt changes brought about by the new legislation do not have a negative impact on the Single Market;

Amendment 36 #

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that EU industrial competitiveness relies on a fully functioning Single Market in Services; underlines that the Commission must consider how to address barriers to cross- border services as part of any revised set of priorities;deleted

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that EU industrial competitiveness relies on a fully functioning Single Market in Products and Services; underlines that the Commission must consider how to ~~address barriers to cross- border services as part of any revised set of priorities~~deepen the Single Market as part of any revised set of priorities and address the existing regulatory and non-regulatory internal market barriers stemming from restrictive and complex national rules, limited administrative capacities and imperfect transposition of EU rules, as well as their inadequate enforcement; stresses the importance of more flexible and transparent governance of the internal market with more effective peer reviews to identify and address barriers and non- compliance, improved monitoring and performance tools such as Internal Market Scoreboard to better reflect market reality, and a strengthened SOLVIT network;

Amendment 38 #

Adam BIELAN, Beata MAZUREK, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that EU industrial competitiveness relies on a fully functioning Single Market in Services; underlines that the Commission must consider how to address unjustified barriers to cross- border services as part of any revised set of priorities while maintaining high standards for consumers and workers, with a special focus on strengthening in particular the rights of cross-border workers;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that EU industrial competitiveness relies on a fully functioning Single Market in Services; recalls the ongoing ‘servitisation’ process of industry; underlines that the Commission must consider how to address barriers to cross- border services as part of any revised set of priorities, given its well- documented potential for boosting competitiveness and growth across the EU;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises that the Industrial Strategy, prepared prior to the outbreak and published at an early stage of the pandemic in Europe, will require substantial revision, to reflect the change in fundamentals and the new mission of the Von Der Leyen Commission: to return economies across the EU to growth and to strengthen all economies, both north and south and east and west, to the benefit of citizens and businessesCalls on the Commission to review whether the Industrial Strategy needs to be adapted in light of the COVID-19 crisis and its severe implications for the European economy;

Amendment 40 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sándor RÓNAI, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that EU industrial competitiveness relies not only on well- functioning supply chains and the free movement of goods, but also on a fully functioning Single Market in Services; underlines that the Commission must consider how to address barriers to cross- border services as part of any revised set of priorities;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that EU industrial competitiveness relies on a fully functioning Single Market ~~in Services~~; underlines that the Commission must consider how to address barriers to cross- border services – including barriers to cross-border employment – as part of any revised set of priorities;

Amendment 42 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE, Virginie JORON, Alessandra BASSO, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Isabella TOVAGLIERI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 43 #

Maria GRAPINI, Marc ANGEL, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 44 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Maria GRAPINI, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sándor RÓNAI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Highlights that digitalisation of traditional industries affects supply chains, manufacturing and services models, which could lead to job creation in new industries, but could also disrupt current jobs and lead to precarious working conditions as more and more tasks traditionally performed by humans are either automated or off-shored, or both; calls on the Commission to put in place social flanking measures to benefit the whole society, to protect workers’ rights, their social security benefits and to prevent digital exploitation;

Amendment 45 #

Dita CHARANZOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Believes that vital industrial sectors should be supported with targeted strategies and actions; underlines the need to maintain European leadership in the automobile industry and calls for a Commission plan for the restart of the automobile sector; asks the Commission and the Member States to work together on vehicle buyback and replacement schemes and any further measures to support consumers;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the importance ~~of sustainability, which is central to plans to~~that Europe becomes a global role model of sustainability, and that this has to be in the main focus when developing European industry; recalls in this regard the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, highlighting the need to establish a framework for actions that benefits all Member States; stresses that the revised Industrial Strategy needs to generate social-ecological progress and, beside promoting the reduction of unnecessary consumption, requires a fully circular economy in order to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050, to strengthen our economic competitiveness as well as to preserve our natural environment; underlines that a European circular economy model can only be useful if we have a common market to reuse prime and secondary raw materials;

Amendment 47 #

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Underlines the importance of sustainability, which is central to plans to develop European industry~~Stresses that successful digital and green transition as well as European competitiveness on the global stage require an increased level of trust between Member States and strong political ambition in designing and implementing the industrial strategy; underlines the importance of sustainability, which is central to plans to develop European industry; stresses the need to advance the circular economy and encourage sustainable production and consumption by reducing the environmental and resource footprint while providing incentives for innovation; recalls in this regard the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, highlighting the need to establish a framework for actions that benefits all Member States;

Amendment 48 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE, Virginie JORON, Alessandra BASSO, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Isabella TOVAGLIERI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the importance of sustainability, which is central to plans to develop European industry; stresses, therefore, that an industrial policy needs to include a socio-ecological transition in the different sectors of the economy with public planning and public ownership; recalls in this regard the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, highlighting the need to establish a framework for actions that benefits all Member States;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the importance of a prudent and not rushed sustainability strategy, which is central to plans to develop European industry~~; recalls in this regard the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, highlighting the need to establish a framework for actions that benefits all Member State~~ and which does not jeopardise the global competitiveness of European industry and SMEs;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises that the Industrial Strategy, prepared prior to the outbreak and published at an early stage of the pandemic in Europe, will require substantial revision, to reflect the change in fundamentals and the new mission of the Von Der Leyen Commission: to return economies across the EU to ~~growth and to strengthen all economies, both~~sustainable and inclusive growth tackling inequalities between urban and rural areas, between well-paid jobs and working-poor jobs, between north and south and east and west, to the benefit of citizens and businesses;

Amendment 50 #

Adam BIELAN, Beata MAZUREK, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the importance of sustainability, which is central to plans to develop European industry; recalls in this regard the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, highlighting the need to establish a framework for actions that benefits all Member States; and ensuring that all relevant EU legislation and policies are consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate neutrality objective1a; __________________ 1a https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/4 1768/12-euco-final-conclusions-en.pdf

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the importance of sustainability, which is central to plans to develop European industry; recalls in this regard the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, highlighting the need to establish a framework for actions that benefits all Member States and encompasses adequate instruments, incentives, support and investments to ensure a cost-effective, just, as well as socially balanced and fair transition; believes that this framework should take into account different national circumstances in terms of starting points;

Amendment 52 #

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. RStresses that both the recovery investments and the New industrial strategy for Europe should follow the imperatives of the European Green Deal and the ‘do no harm’ principle; recognises that the public and private sector ~~will~~may encounter significant financial constraints in the coming years, impacting their ability to support a programme of investment, particularly with regard to the Green Deal objectives; expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU, where achieving transformation demands far more significant actions; strongly calls on the Commission in its revised Industrial Strategy to adopt a model with flexibility and support, in order to ensure the priority of the Green Deal objectives and that no one is left behind;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that the public and private sector will encounter significant financial constraints in the coming years~~, impacting their ability to support a programme of investment, particularly with regard to the Green Deal objectives~~ and highlights in that context the need for the Commission's "Recovery Plan for Europe"1a to have the Green Deal at its core; recalls in this regard that evidence conveys that green projects create more jobs, deliver higher short-term returns and lead to increased long-term cost savings1b; expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU, where achieving transformation demands far more significant actions; strongly calls on the Commission in its revised Industrial Strategy to adopt a model with flexibility and support, in order that no one is left behind; __________________ 1ahttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52 020DC0456&from=EN 1b Hepburn et al (2020): Will COVID-19 fiscal recovery packages accelerate or retard progress on climate change? https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/publicat ions/wpapers/workingpaper20-02.pdf

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that the public and private sector will encounter significant financial constraints in the coming years~~, impacting their ability to support a programme of investment, particularly with regard to the Green Deal objectives~~; expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU~~, where achieving transformation demands far more significant actions~~; strongly calls on the Commission in its revised Industrial Strategy to ~~adopt a model with flexibility and support, in order that no one is left behind~~ensure a European commitment and a European approach to the Industrial Strategy;

Amendment 55 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE, Virginie JORON, Alessandra BASSO, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Isabella TOVAGLIERI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Recogni~~Stresses that the ~~public and private sector will encounter significant financial constraints in the coming y~~Industrial Strategy needs to be aligned with the objectives of the Green Deal and that investment in researsch, impacting their ability to support a programme of investment, particularly with regard to the Green Deal objectives; expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU, where achieving transformation demands far more significant actions; strongly calls on the Commission in its revised Industrial Strategy to adopt a model with flexibility and support, in order that no one is left behindnnovation, 5G, digital technologies and clean energy is a fundamental precondition for economic recovery and future competitiveness; furthermore expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that the public and private sector will encounter significant financial constraints in the coming years, impacting their ability to support a programme of investment, particularly with regard to the ~~Green Deal objectives; expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU, where achieving transformation demands far more significant a~~disproportionately high Green Deal objectionves; strongly calls on the Commission in its revised Industrial Strategy to adopt a model with flexibility and support, in order t~~hat no one is left~~o leave the Green Deal behind;

Amendment 57 #

Maria GRAPINI, Marc ANGEL, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that the public and private sector will encounter significant financial constraints in the coming years, impacting their ability to support a programme of investment, particularly with regard to the Green Deal objectives; expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU, and in the outermost regions, where achieving transformation demands far more significant actions; strongly calls on the Commission in its revised Industrial Strategy to adopt a model with flexibility and support, in order that no one is left behind and that social cohesion is increased;

Amendment 58 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sándor RÓNAI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that most parts of the public and private sector will encounter significant financial constraints in the coming years, ~~impacting their ability to support a programme of investment, particularly with regard to the Green Deal objectives~~but also believes that the EU and the Member States must comply with the European Green Deal for making the EU’s economy sustainable; expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU, where achieving transformation still demands ~~far~~ more significant actions; strongly calls on the Commission in its revised Industrial Strategy to adopt a model with flexibility and support, in order that no one is left behind;

Amendment 59 #

Adam BIELAN, Beata MAZUREK, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises that the public and private sector will encounter significant financial constraints in the coming years, impacting their ability to support a programme of investment and infrastructure development, particularly with regard to the Green Deal objectives; expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU, where achieving transformation demands far more significant actions; strongly calls on the Commission in its revised Industrial Strategy to adopt a model with flexibility and support, in order that no one is left behind;

Amendment 6 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sándor RÓNAI, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises that the Industrial Strategy, prepared prior to the outbreak and published at an early stage of the pandemic in Europe, will require substantial revision, to reflect the change in fundamentals and the new missions of the ~~Von Der Leyen Commission: to return economies across the EU to growth and to strengthen all economies, both north and south and east and west, to the benefit of citizens and businesses~~Commission: namely that digital and environmental transitions should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which also guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy;

Amendment 60 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Maria GRAPINI, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sándor RÓNAI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls on the Commission to propose adequate responses on further sectoral changes also in order to strengthen the Single Market; stresses the necessity to address potential societal reactions as well as to develop concepts and ideas that can be an answer to the challenges, such as workplaces that are to disappear or be replaced by robotics, or the taxation aspects of workplaces replaced by robotics;

Amendment 61 #

Clara AGUILERA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Maria GRAPINI, Brando BENIFEI, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Marc ANGEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Emphasises that the leadership of European industries in strategic sectors should be maintained and developed, especially for those that proved to be essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the health and the food sector;

Amendment 62 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Maria GRAPINI, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sándor RÓNAI, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Considers the importance of the digitalisation of the EU’s industries; calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market and to invest significantly in resilient, secure high speed networks available also in rural areas, in artificial intelligence, data economy, smart and 3D production;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Believes that the EU should invest GDP proportionally to R&D at least as much as its global competitors, as currently most R&D investment is concentrated in the manufacturing sector, and due to the lack of necessary risk capital, R&D also suffers a serious lack of innovative capacity in SMEs;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6 d. Acknowledges the contribution of standardisation to the European Single Market and its contribution to increase economic, societal and environmental welfare, including the health and safety of consumers and workers; stresses the need to develop, assess and use harmonised standards to enhance the competitiveness of European industry, to reduce costs, improve safety as well as increase productive and innovative efficiency;

Amendment 65 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA, Maria GRAPINI, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sándor RÓNAI, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Highlights the significant role public procurement plays in shaping the trajectory of European industry~~Reiterates the necessity to complete the EU single market for services and the strategic use of public procurement to create a market for innovative and sustainable products, contributing to the creation of the right ecosystem for innovative and successful European companies to grow in a receptive market;

Amendment 66 #

Adam BIELAN, Beata MAZUREK, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the significant role public procurement plays in shaping the trajectory of European industry; stresses that a common European market for public procurement offers significant opportunities for companies located both within and outside the EU; underlines therefore the need to recognise the reciprocity principle, in particular when European companies are denied equal opportunities in third countries;

Amendment 67 #

Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Jordi CAÑAS, Ivars IJABS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the significant role public procurement plays in shaping the trajectory of European industry and calls on the Commission to continue working on the correct implementation of EU public procurement legislation in order to create a well-functioning and harmonised Single Market across sectors;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the significant role public procurement plays in shaping the trajectory of European industry, and stresses that enforcing the principles of reciprocity between EU- and non-EU countries and a level playing field between EU- and non-EU companies and their products, for example regarding state aid, environmental rules and child labour, should be a precondition for participating in public procurement tenders throughout the EU; also underlines the necessity for further simplification of public procurement procedures for both EU companies and EU governments;

Amendment 69 #

Maria GRAPINI, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the significant role public procurement plays in shaping the trajectory of European industry, enabling the relocalisation of key strategic sectors, such as health-related products and agriculture, and fostering shorter and sustainable supply chains; considers it should be central to the EU’s economic recovery plan by prioritizing and fostering demand for eco-innovative and sustainable goods and services; calls on the Commission to make environmental and social criteria mandatory in public procurement in full alignment with the objectives of the Green New Deal;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recognises that the Industrial Strategy, prepared prior to the outbreak and published at an early stage of the pandemic in Europe, will require substantial revision, to reflect the change in fundamentals and the new mission of the Von Der Leyen Commission: to return economies across the EU to growth and to strengthen all economies by completing the value chains in the manufacturing industry, both north and south and east and west, to the benefit of citizens and businesses;

Amendment 70 #

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights the significant role public procurement plays in shaping the trajectory of European industry; stresses the need to ensure the uptake of green public procurement by introducing mandatory green criteria to encourage governments to buy goods and services with less impact on the environment, as well as mandatory reporting obligations for the Commission and the Member States with regard to sustainable public procurement; stresses the potential benefits of an instrument for filtering “green” tenders to ensure the compatibility of large-scale infrastructure projects with Europe climate commitments and to tackle ‘greenwashing’; calls for ensuring effective reciprocity in public procurement with third countries that will strengthen European autonomy and sovereignty;

Amendment 71 #

Brando BENIFEI, Marc ANGEL, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Andreas SCHIEDER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Maria GRAPINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Stresses that social and ecological criteria should be equated with economic ones in public tenders;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Recognises the role that public investment can play in supporting sustainable growth, job creation and economic recovery, as the COVID19 crisis has shown;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that the rules that govern competition in the EU should be further reflected upon, so as to be adequate for both the European market and the global economic context; stresses that state aid rules should envisage the possibility of a public and democratic State intervention in the economy, promoting a green and socially just recovery; in the interim, calls on the Commission to ensure that the temporary frameworks approved for state aid do not ~~distort compet~~increase the inequalitiones within the Single Market in the medium to long term and fully respect the rights of consumers;

Amendment 74 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that the rules that govern competition in the EU should be ~~further reflected upon~~modernised, so as to be adequate for both the European single market and the global economic context; , enabling the ~~interim, calls on the Commission to ensure that the temporary frameworks approved for state aid do not distort competition within the Single Market in the medium to long term~~formation of 'European champions' able to compete and succeed globally, supporting the EU and its Member States to maintain technological leadership, to gain digital and technological sovereignty and to block hostile takeovers of strategic EU companies by non-EU state- or state- backed actors;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Believes that the rules that govern competition in the EU should be further reflected upon, so as to be adequate for both the European market and the global economic context; in the interim, c~~Calls on the Commission to ensure that the temporary frameworks approved for state aid do not distort competition within the Single Market in the medium to long term and also protect the interest of SMEs, micro enterprises and start-ups;

Amendment 76 #

Maria GRAPINI, Marc ANGEL, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that the rules that govern competition in the EU should be further reflected upon, so as to be adequate for both the European market, in order to avoid its fragmentation, and the global economic context; in the interim, calls on the Commission to ensure that the temporary frameworks approved for state aid do not distort competition within the Single Market in the medium to long term;

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 78 #

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 8 #

Markus BUCHHEIT, Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE, Virginie JORON, Alessandra BASSO, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Isabella TOVAGLIERI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 80 #

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that the rules that govern competition in the EU should be further reflected upon, so as to be adequate for both the European market and the global economic context; in the interim, calls on the Commission to ensure that the temporary frameworks approved for state aid do not distort competition within the Single Market in the medium to long term; stresses that these funds must be directed to projects and beneficiaries that comply with our Treaty-based fundamental values, the Paris Agreement, the EU’s climate neutrality and biodiversity objectives, and the fight against tax evasion, tax avoidance and money laundering1a; urges the Commission to ensure that State aid guidelines are compatible with such conditions and to prevent Member States’ asymmetric economic responses to the crisis from endangering the EU’s convergence efforts and from creating unfair advantages within the single market; __________________ 1a as stated in European Parliament "RESOLUTION on the new multiannual financial framework, own resources and the recovery plan (2020/2631(RSP))" https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0124_EN.pdf

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Reiterates the position of the European Parliament on the reform of the EU own resources system, including the introduction of new resources that are better aligned with, and incentivise progress in, major EU policy priorities such as the Green Deal or fair taxation (i.e. a common consolidated corporate tax base, digital services taxation, a financial transaction tax, income from the emissions trading scheme, a plastics contribution and a carbon border adjustment mechanism); underlines that the Recovery Package combined with the Industrial Policy should help achieving this long-standing objective;

Amendment 82 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Maria GRAPINI, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Recalls that during the Covid-19 pandemic several sectors, such as the food or pharmaceutical sectors, and their supply chains have been massively disrupted, forcing producers and processors to identify new suppliers and find alternative market outlets; underlines that without introducing protectionist measures, the revised Industrial Strategy must drive the necessary changes in a fair and sustainable way in order to avoid future collapse of supply chains and production standstills based on relocations;

Amendment 83 #

Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Jordi CAÑAS, Ivars IJABS, Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Underlines that a revision of the EU Industrial Strategy must promote the creation and entry of SMEs in the Single Market, and calls for a stable, predictable and properly regulated environment in which to conduct their businesses and keep their competitiveness and market share, as well as overall growth, investment and job creation;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls on the Commission to integrate in the New Industrial Strategy mechanisms that level the costs of the EU’s industrial sustainable production, ensuring the competitiveness of EU industry on the global market;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that the Industrial Strategy should support f~~ree trade and~~air trade, strategic autonomy and meaningful reshoring of production, as well as the EU’s commitment to working with our global partners on the reform of the multilateral trading system; calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to maintain these commitments while promoting the emergence of global leaders originating in Europe; calls on the Commission to further clarify where it considers autonomy necessary and in the economic interests of the EU; insists that the promotion of these global leaders or so-called European champions must under no circumstances be to the detriment of fair competition within the single market and to the disadvantage of SMEs and small emerging start-ups, which by extension would also hurt European consumers;

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that the Industrial Strategy should support free trade and the EU’s commitment to working with our global partners; calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to maintain these commitments while promoting the emergence of global leaders originating in Europe; calls on the Commission to further clarify where it considers autonomy necessary and in the economic interests of the EUensure that any future revisions of rules governing competition and state aid should aim to promote competition also within the internal market;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that the Industrial Strategy should support free, fair and sustainable trade and the EU’s commitment to working with our global partners; calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to maintain these commitments while promoting the emergence of global leaders originating in Europe; calls on the Commission to further clarify where it considers autonomy necessary and in the economic interests of the EU;

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that the Industrial Strategy should support free and fair trade and the EU’s commitment to working with our global partners; calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to maintain these commitments while promoting the emergence of global leaders originating in Europe; calls on the Commission to further clarify where it considers autonomy necessary and in the economic interests of the EU;

Amendment 89 #

Adam BIELAN, Beata MAZUREK, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that the Industrial Strategy should support free trade and the EU’s commitment to working with our global partners; calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to maintain these commitments while promoting the emergence of global leaders originating in Europe; calls on the Commission to further clarify where it considers autonomy necessary and in the economic interests of the EUassess which industry sectors are essential for Europe and play a strategic role, so that these ecosystems and value chains can be strengthened to become resilient so as to be more independent of non- European actors;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Recognises~~Expects, therefore that the Industrial Strategy, prepared prior to the outbreak and published at an early stage of the pandemic in Europe, will require substantial revision, to reflect the change in fundamentals and the new mission of the Von Der Leyen Commission: to return economies across the EU to growth and to strengthen all economies, both north and south and east and west, to the benefit of citizens and businesses;

Amendment 90 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

Amendment 91 #

Clara AGUILERA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that the Industrial Strategy should support free trade and the EU’s commitment to working with our global partners; calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to maintain these commitments while promoting the emergence of global leaders originating in Europe; calls on the Commission to further clarify where it considers autonomy necessary and in the economic interests of the EU, and to prevent the over- dependency of EU industry on third countries for critical products;

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that the Industrial Strategy should support free trade and the EU’s commitment to working with our global partners; calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to maintain these commitments while promoting the emergence of global leaders originating in Europe; calls on the Commission to further clarify where it considers autonomy necessary and in the economic interests of the EU; stresses that in order to maintain a level playing field, its food sovereignty and sustainable practices, the EU must ensure that sensitive and essential sectors such as agriculture and fisheries are not used as a bargaining chip in the negotiations of future trade agreements.

Amendment 93 #

Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Tomislav SOKOL, Arba KOKALARI, Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Stresses that the high degree of divergence in controls of products from third countries and in customs procedures and sanctions policies at the EU’s points of entry into the Customs Union often results not only in trade flow and supply chain distortions, but also in significant health and safety risks for consumers in the European single market; insists that the Commission ensure that custom controls throughout the EU follow the same standards, by means of a direct unified customs control mechanism, in coordination with Member States and in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity;

Amendment 94 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Stresses that the digitalization of the Customs Union and reinforced verification before industrial input materials enter the internal market are necessary to ensure that European standards are respected on all imports;

Amendment 95 #

Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Tomislav SOKOL, Edina TÓTH, Arba KOKALARI, Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA, Maria da Graça CARVALHO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Underlines the need to strengthen European industry to develop new markets for a climate-neutral, circular economy and a fully-functioning market for secondary raw materials;

Amendment 96 #

Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Tomislav SOKOL, Edina TÓTH, Arba KOKALARI, Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA, Marion WALSMANN, Maria da Graça CARVALHO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9 c. Stresses the importance of the EU enhancing cooperation between the European institutions, Member States, the EIB, key industrial and innovative stakeholders, SMEs and building new partnerships in strategic areas, such as the European Battery Alliance (EBA), creating competitive manufacturing value chains in Europe in line with the Green Deal’s digital and environmental objectives;

Amendment 97 #

Adam BIELAN, Beata MAZUREK, Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that the automotive sector is touched by many of the transformations expected in the future economy and, additionally, has been deeply affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that the revised Industrial Strategy should foresee particular actions for this sector, including appropriate financial support, stimulating demand for vehicles as part of removing older models from roads across the EU, not only in some Member States and removing any obstacles to innovations on the market, by unblocking type approval and registrations of the latest-technology vehicles and investing in future-oriented infrastructures like recharging and re- fuelling stations.

Amendment 98 #

Marc ANGEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Andreas SCHIEDER, Sylvie GUILLAUME, Biljana BORZAN, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Clara AGUILERA, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Sándor RÓNAI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that the automotive sector is touched by many of the transformations expected in the future economy and has been deeply affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that the revised Industrial Strategy should foresee particular actions for this sector, including ~~appropriate financial support.~~ targeted financial support for the swift and complete shift to the production of zero- emission cars, and conditioned upon climate-friendly reforms in the production process and product design, as well as sensitive to the distorting effect these support measures might have on the single market.

Amendment 99 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that ~~the automotive sector is~~several sectors - including, among others, the automotive, aviation, mechanical engineering, logistics, food, pharmaceuticals and medical devices sectors - are touched by many of the transformations expected in the future economy and has been deeply affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that the revised Industrial Strategy should foresee particular actions for thisese sectors, including inevitable demands for further greening and sustainability with appropriate financial ~~support~~incentives.

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas ~~a domestic industry is a motor of growth, innovation~~ the coronavirus health crisis is having a lasting impact on European economies and cannot be ignored in future strategy formulation, making it extremely important for European countries to take full advantage of Europeand s~~ocial well-being within the EU~~tructural funds to rebuild their economies;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU’s SMEs have traditionally ~~generated a high share of the EU’s employment, and in so doing have ensured social and economic well-being and prosperity~~been the backbone of many member state's economies in the EU and they should be supported both in a transition to environmental sustainability as well as the creation of new safe jobs with fully ensured labour rights;

Amendment 100 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market; recalls that social economy enterprises should be fully involved in the outcome of the industrial strategy since they create public value and leave an essential impact on the local communities they are grounded in;

Amendment 101 #

Cristina MAESTRE MARTÍN DE ALMAGRO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, bearing in mind the need to reduce its high energy and regulatory costs, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market;

Amendment 102 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 103 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that lessons should be learned by the COVID-19 experience and the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market;

Amendment 104 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that after the COVID-19 pandemic experience the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market;

Amendment 105 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy in the geopolitical context, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market;

Amendment 106 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Observes that the services sector plays a fundamental role in a successful European industrial strategy, and considers the creation of an internal services market useful therefore, along with a strategy on a digital single market;

Amendment 107 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Cristian GHINEA, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Believes that a European industrial strategy cannot be successful without a properly functioning single market; urges the Commission to implement and monitor state aid measures, and mergers, in order to prevent market distortions occurring in the medium to long term;

Amendment 108 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the Commission to set strong mechanisms to mitigate the negative economic and social effects to European regions resulting from industry relocation;

Amendment 109 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Cristian GHINEA, Ondřej KNOTEK, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU’s SMEs play a crucial role in the EU industry and have traditionally generated a high share of the EU’s employment, ~~and in so doing hav~~therefore ensureding social and economic well-being and prosperity all over the EU territory;

Amendment 110 #

Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritise investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions ~~in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition~~with low air quality but nevertheless committed to the emissions reduction goals set out in the European Green Pact, regions in industrial decline with high levels of unemployment, depopulated regions and interregional areas that combine some of these characteristics, in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition, the protection of air quality and interregional cooperation, leaving no one behind.

Amendment 111 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Cristian GHINEA, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritise investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a ~~just transition.~~n ecological, just and gender-equal transition; calls on shifting any kind of investments towards sustainable investment; requires that ESI Funds have to be used for sustainable mobility, eco- entrepreneurs, green infrastructure and phasing out fossil fuels to avoid doing any harm on the environment and climate;

Amendment 112 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritise investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition; Stresses that Cohesion Policy operational programmes should be developed in line with the new Industrial Strategy for Europe by combining grants with financial instruments in order to fill in the investment gap.

Amendment 113 #

Cristina MAESTRE MARTÍN DE ALMAGRO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritise investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions that are nevertheless committed to the emissions reduction targets set out in the European Green Pact, in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition.

Amendment 114 #

Constanze KREHL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritis~~Maintains that in view of reaching a just transition towards a climate-neutral economy of the Union by 2050, the investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions ~~in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a j~~should benefit from a solid financial support from the Just tTransition Funds.

Amendment 115 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

Amendment 116 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

Amendment 117 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that ESIF financial support should prioritise investments in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions or regions in transition in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition.

Amendment 118 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that ESIF financial support should ~~prioritise~~ensure comprehensive funding of investment priorities in new or transformed industrial production in carbon-intensive regions in order to facilitate achieving the goals of a just transition.

Amendment 119 #

Francesca DONATO, Alessandro PANZA, Vincenzo SOFO, Rosanna CONTE, Stefania ZAMBELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Stresses the importance of fostering synergies between the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) and different EU programmes, namely Horizon Europe, in order to support new innovative technologies and solutions that would replace the use of fossil fuels;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU’s microenterprises and SMEs have traditionally generated a high share of the EU’s employment, and in so doing have ensured social and economic well-being and prosperity;

Amendment 120 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 (new)

- Calls for more direct funding for European cities as important drivers of recovery and tackling climate-related issues;

Amendment 121 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 (new)

- Strongly believes that the new long-term strategy for Europe’s industrial future should clearly include the phasing out date for fossil fuels and its direct and indirect subsidies.

Amendment 122 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers that the Union should promote social dialogue as part of a new industrial strategy for Europe, encompassing the business community, the trade unions, NGOs, the regional and local authorities and related associations, ensuring that all persons with disabilities are involved and given access to information.

Amendment 123 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the initiatives the European Commission has undertaken since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to reduce the negative impacts on small and medium firms, including the increased level of flexibility in the use of the ESIF; recalls the importance of specifically targeting the SMEs among the main beneficiaries of the recovery phase measures.

Amendment 124 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Underlines the urgent need to reduce bureaucracy burdence for the future economic development perspective in order to facilitate the use of Funds.

Amendment 125 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers that New Industrial Strategy for Europe should ensure the fair competitiveness, cohesion and optimal employment within EU regions.

Amendment 13 #

Cristina MAESTRE MARTÍN DE ALMAGRO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU’s SMEs have traditionally generated a high share of the EU’s employment and value added, and in so doing have ensured social and economic well-being and prosperity;

Amendment 14 #

B. whereas the EU’s SMEs have traditionally generated a high share of the EU’s employment, and in so doing have ensured social and economic well-being and prosperity; whereas they are often hit hard in times of crisis such as that generated by the current COVID-19 pandemic;

Amendment 15 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU’s SMEs have traditionally generated a high share of the EU’s employment, and in so doing have ensured social and economic well-being and prosperity, while creating innovative job opportunities and enhancing healthy competition in the single market;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the new Industrial Strategy for Europe will play a key role in developing a greener, more digitalized and more resilient economy in all European regions;

Amendment 17 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas regions are the place where innovative and industrial ecosystems can grow and develop, and make the links between industry, SMEs, research centres, innovation stakeholders and local communities;

Amendment 18 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas local specificities are both inevitable and desirable to develop the strength of the European industry;

Amendment 19 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Cristian GHINEA, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the potential across all European regions to provide concrete and innovative answers to societal challenges;

Amendment 2 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Cristian GHINEA, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas a domestic industry is a motor of sustainable growth, innovation and social well-being within the EU;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas the changing nature of geopolitical tensions and the recent COVID-19 crisis have led to disruptions in value chains and shown the vulnerabilities in key European strategic industrial sectors;

Amendment 21 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Cristian GHINEA, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)

Bf. whereas the effects of industry relocation tend to be localised, hitting specific regions disproportionately;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas SMEs have been hit the hardest by the economic crisis generated by the COVID-19 emergency and are witnessing a severe liquidity crunch, which is affecting their working capital and preventing many of them from carrying out their operations;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the COVID-19 emergency has shown that Europe still needs to reach a full industrial autonomy and to promote its strategic value chains;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the paths towards development and economic independence are those of cutting-edge technology and the production of digital goods and services;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb . whereas future industrial strategies can no longer exclude environmental considerations;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of the European Green Deal, a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, bringing citizens, cities and regions together, and allowing for a just transitione need for relocation and public investment in industrial activities, particularly strategic industries, organised by Member States or at level 1 of the nomenclature of territorial units (NUTS1);

Amendment 27 #

Francesca DONATO, Alessandro PANZA, Vincenzo SOFO, Rosanna CONTE, Stefania ZAMBELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Recall~~Stresses that while the EU’'s industrial future is ~~linked to an alignm~~connected to the principles of the European Green Deal too, account needs to be takent of the econom~~y with the principles of the European Green Deal,~~ic and employment repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic in a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, bringing ~~citizens, cities and regions together, and allowing for a just transition~~businesses, SMEs in particular, stakeholders, regions and local authorities together, and allowing for a just transition without further penalising the EU's economic and productive system;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked ~~to an alignment of the economy with the principles of the European Green Deal,~~above all to a full economic recovery following the pandemic crisis and to a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU~~, bring~~ carrying citizens, cities and regions to~~gether~~ the same higher level of development, and allowing for a just transition;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of sustainable development and achieving the EU climate neutrality by 2040, therefore contributing to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, SDGs, and the European Green Deal, a road map towards a new ~~growth~~sustainable development policy for the EU, bringing citizens, cities and regions together, and allowing for a just transition; strongly believes that new Industrial Strategy for Europe should be fully aligned with the new European Climate Law;

Amendment 3 #

Cristina MAESTRE MARTÍN DE ALMAGRO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas a domestic industry is a mogenerator of ~~growth~~development, innovation and social well-being within the EU;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles ofset out in the European Green Deal, involving a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, bringing citizens, cities and regions together, and allowing for a just transition fostering cohesion between regions through innovation and a new sustainable economic model, leaving no one behind;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of the European Green Deal, which, alongside competitiveness and job creation, forms part of a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, bringing together citizens, cities ~~and regions together, and allowing for a just transition~~, regions and companies in developing an internationally competitive European industrial sector;

Amendment 32 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of the European Green Deal, a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU~~, bringing citizens, cities and regions together, and allowing for a just transi~~ which should ensure high environmental and social standards in particularly through compliance with collective agreements, workers' participation, and the eradication of energy poverty and energy isolation;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of the European Green Deal, a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, and the transition to a digital economy , bringing citizens, cities and regions together, ~~and allowing for a just transition~~in particular in those regions undergoing the process for a just transition, so that no one is left behind;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of Digital Agenda and the European Green Deal, a roadmap towards a new growth policy for the EU, bringing citizens, companies, cities and regions ~~together,~~, especially insular and remote areas, closer and allowing for a just transition;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the EU’s industrial future is linked to an alignment of the economy with the principles of the European Green Deal, a roadmap towards a new sustainable growth policy for the EU, bringing citizens, ~~cities and region~~regions and Member States together, and allowing for a fair and just transition; which leaves no one behind;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 37 #

Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 38 #

Mathilde ANDROUËT, Francesca DONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a (new)

(a) Takes the view that Member States should introduce a per-kilometre duty on imports in a bid to promote short and intra-Community circuits for pollution containment purposes and launch a concerted supply channel revolution;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c (new)

(c) Stresses the need to secure supply in the absence of local solutions, especially by ensuring a geographical spread of supply sources;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas a domestic industry is a motor of growth, export, innovation and social well-being within the EU;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Regrets that there is still no new European Strategy in place that would replace the Europe 2020 Agenda;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that as a consequence of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU, together with the Member States, needs to implement strategies and actions that will help safeguard its economic, productive and social fabric, protecting SMEs in particular;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Not~~Takes th~~at investment in innovative means of production should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish fair and inclusive economic growth~~e view that the use of national or European companies in strategic sectors must be obligatory;

Amendment 43 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Cristian GHINEA, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that investment in innovative means of production, manufacturing, research, education and re-skilling/up- skilling should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish fair ~~and inclusive economic growth~~, inclusive, gender-equal and sustainable economic prosperity; therefore the local development and local economies (Économie de proximité) should be strongly supported as well;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that investment in ~~innovative means of production~~Research and Innovation and deployment of innovative technologies, means of production and upskilling workers particularly in SMEs should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish fair, resilient and inclusive economic growth, allowing them to transition and innovate to access market opportunities;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that investment in innovative means of production should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish ~~fair and inclusive economic growth~~competitive economic growth; recalls the proposals made for innovative public procurements and the need to promote public-private collaboration;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Not~~Stresses that investment in innovative means of production should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, ~~allowing them to accomplish fair and inclusiv~~while respecting their individual characteristics and diversity, allowing them to accomplish fair, inclusive and realistically sustainable economic growth;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that investment in innovative means of production should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, encouraging cooperation between rural and urban areas in the field of innovation and allowing them to accomplish fair and inclusive economic growth;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that investment in innovative means of production should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish fair and inclusive economic growth and social cohesion;

Amendment 49 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Cristian GHINEA, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that investment in traditional and innovative means of production should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish fair and inclusive economic growth;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas a domestic industry is a motor of growth, innovation and social ~~well-being~~prosperity within the EU;

Amendment 50 #

Cristina MAESTRE MARTÍN DE ALMAGRO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that the European industrial and administrative sectors have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis, as have individuals, and that all European Union policies must take account of its medium-term impact on health and long- term economic fallout; points out that the primary industrial sector and services, including the tourism and hospitality sectors, are among those most affected;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the need for a Union industrial strategy that takes into account the importance of this sector for regions facing demographic challenges, encourages investment and promotes the industrial development of such areas in the Union;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses th~~at in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a gre~~e need for strategic national health, military, energy and ~~low carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term and sus~~food stocks and for regular stocktakin~~able employment~~g;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a greener and low carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term and sustainable employment; notes that ESIF can play a relevant role in supporting the digital transition of SMEs, many of which still lack the skills to successfully cope with the Forth Industrial Revolution;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a greener and low carbon EU committed to the goals of the Paris Agreement and the EU's goal of climate neutrality by 2040, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term ~~and~~, sustainable employment with guaranteed full labour rights;

Amendment 55 #

Cristina MAESTRE MARTÍN DE ALMAGRO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation~~, a greener~~ and ecological transition, to a green, energy and resource efficient and ~~low~~zero carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term and sustainable employment for all genders based on the partnership principle;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a greener and low carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and cohesive and aims to ensure long- term and sustainable employment, particularly in disadvantaged regions;

Amendment 57 #

Francesca DONATO, Alessandro PANZA, Vincenzo SOFO, Rosanna CONTE, Stefania ZAMBELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a greener and low carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term and sustainable employment and prevent the risk of depopulation of transition-affected areas;

Amendment 58 #

Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, the economical growth and diversification, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a greener and low carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term and sustainable employment;

Amendment 59 #

3. Stresses that in supporting microenterprises and SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and smart economic transformation, a greener and low carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term and sustainable employment;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has caused an unexpected and unprecedented socioeconomic crisis not only in Europe but also on a global scale; whereas in this context the future industrial strategy should focus primarily on revitalizing the industrial sector and then on adapting it to the new challenges raising within the European Union

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative and ~~smart~~digital economic transformation, a greener and low carbon EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure long- term and sustainable employment for all;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that in supporting SMEs through the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) the goal should be, inter alia, an innovative ~~and smart~~, smart and knowledge-based economic transformation, a greener and ~~low carbon~~competitive EU, as well as an EU which is more connected and aims to ensure ~~long- term and sustainable employment~~economic growth;

Amendment 63 #

Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of energy production and consumption when it comes to European industrial competitiveness and greenhouse gas emissions, making it essential to achieve transition to a sustainable, affordable and safe energy system based on the proper functioning of the internal energy market; points out that energy transition, digital transformation, technological innovation and research and development must be the driving forces behind the achievement of European industrial growth, climate neutrality and greater territorial resilience and sustainability, helping to develop rural areas, counter depopulation and improve air quality in metropolitan regions;

Amendment 65 #

Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that the EU’s industrial strategy must have into special attention the challenges of the outermost regions to have access to the internal market, in accordance with the article 349º of the TFEU. Reminds that the external economic dependence, additional costs due to remoteness and insularity, reduced size and small markets, concentration of activities in some sectors and high level of unemployment, affect negatively the economic and social development of these regions;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Hopes that access to financing will be guaranteed through procedures that ensure greater flexibility and simplicity, improving the administrative procedures and procedural stages linked to implementation, certification and checks;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. States that, in the implementation of Green Deal policies and funds, in particular funds for a just transition, each Member State shall direct national support policies towards the promotion and rewarding of virtuous behaviour by businesses, in particular SMEs, rather than penalising the various productive sectors present in their economic systems through burdens and obligations;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regaffirms the importance of establishing a hierarchy of European standards, with strategic protection taking precedence over competition and, in certain cases, over environmental considerations, while keeping in mind the imperative need to switch to less pollutant options;

Amendment 69 #

Francesca DONATO, Alessandro PANZA, Vincenzo SOFO, Rosanna CONTE, Stefania ZAMBELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition without fossil fuels, green and blue investments, the circular economy, energy and resource efficiency, as well as climate adaptation, mitigation and risk prevention in all EU regions; stresses in that regard the importance of the commitments made by the Paris Agreement and achieving the EU climate and energy targets and a climate-neutral EU by 2040;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented recession in the Union, the effects of which will be felt even more strongly in the industrial sector, with many businesses notably weakened or forced to close down;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions, focusing on local investment and education programmes to promote energy self-sufficiency, the use of renewables and improved energy efficiency;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions; calls therefore for sustainable, long- term public investment on key sectors of the real economy on EU level in order to facilitate this just transition;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions; underlines in this regard that public procurement can be an effective tool in order to lead and promote the transition towards a cleaner economy;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions; considers therefore that the co-financing costs of the various ESI funds need to be excluded from calculations of the Stability and Growth Pact;

Amendment 74 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public and private sector hasve an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions, especially EU’s insular, remote and outermost regions;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that ~~the~~private and public sectors hasve an important ~~new~~ role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green ~~and~~ , blue, digital and sustainablue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions, in particular in Outermost regions;

Amendment 76 #

Francesca DONATO, Alessandro PANZA, Vincenzo SOFO, Rosanna CONTE, Stefania ZAMBELLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 77 #

Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Reitera~~Notes that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation of territories and risk prevention in all EU regions;

Amendment 79 #

Cristina MAESTRE MARTÍN DE ALMAGRO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the coronavirus health crisis has revealed that deindustrialisation is a factor contributing to destabilisation and lasting fragility and has created a colossal dependence on China for manufactures;

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting ~~a green and fair~~fair and efficient energy transition, ~~green and blu~~new innovative investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions;

Amendment 81 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Cristian GHINEA, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Reiterates that the public sector has an important new role to play in facilitating ~~a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and blue investment~~industrial growth and a knowledge-based society by promoting industrial competitiveness, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that a priority of the New Industrial Strategy for Europe should be to support regions in the diversification of existing industries, upgrading industrial capacity, as well as in stimulating investment and innovation to re-develop and strengthen the resilience of local and regional economies; welcomes the focus put by the European Commission on industrial and innovative regional ecosystems, and asks that the EU industrial strategy enables full involvement of regions and regional stakeholders in its governance and implementation;

Amendment 83 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Recalls that a place-based industrial policy allows for a tailored approach that enables to develop existing advantages, specialties and capabilities, creates an industrial policy based on the existing comparative advantages and strives to support enterprises to move towards high-technology sectors, typical of Industry 4.0; reminds that a place based approach fosters additional elements such as collaboration, adaptability, resource management capability and facilitates the interaction of different local and regional elements;

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that ESIF should target more effectively those “missing entrepreneurs” such as youth, women and senior, whose entrepreneurial potential still needs to be fully developed; reiterates that, in order to increase the social cohesion and to reduce inequalities, it is crucial to enhance the entrepreneurial capacity of these categories as a powerful form of labour market participation;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses the importance of regional and municipal waste management in promoting the circular economy and calls on the European Commission to channel the necessary investment into recovery plants that reinject waste as a form of secondary raw material into the economy, thereby generating wealth and employment and helping to curb climate change;

Amendment 86 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Hopes, given the importance of the public sector, to see e-government capacities developed in Member States, including the single digital gateway, through programmes, investment and exchange of best practice;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. NWelcomes the Recovery Fund and the Next Generation EU instrument to develop strong Cohesion and Industrial policies; notes that the EU’s cohesion policy needs adequate financing from the ESIF to foster economic, social and territorial cohesion in all EU regions by helping to reduce economic and social disparities, achieve positive convergence and foster sustainable ~~development~~and climate-resilient development; recognizes the role of ESIF in European regions to develop skills and build capacities for smart specialization, circular economy, entrepreneurship and transition to industry 4.0;

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the EU’s cohesion policy needs adequate financing from the ESIF to foster economic, social and territorial cohesion in all EU regions by helping to reduce economic and social disparities, achieve positive convergence and foster sustainable developmentBelieves it mandatory to support European innovation and research in the scientific, digital and energy fields, including nuclear research, especially into waste recycling options;

Amendment 89 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the EU’s cohesion policy needs a~~dequate~~ significant increase of financing from the ESIF to foster economic, social and territorial cohesion in all EU regions by helping to reduce economic and social disparities, achieve positive convergence and foster sustainable development, halting and reversing biodiversity loss; furthermore, strongly supports an integrated approach and gearing up all EU policies toward the objective of climate-neutral EU by 2040;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ~~the EU’s SMEs have traditionally generated a high share of the EU’s employment, and in so doing have ensured social and economic well-being and prosp~~, by creating a sound fabric of very small businesses and SMEs, it is possible to guarantee sustainable economic dynamism, diversification of production and a solid territyorial network;

Amendment 90 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 91 #

Mathilde ANDROUËT, Francesca DONATO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls for a significant increase of resources if Cohesion policy is to become a substantial tool for financing the current crisis and recovery that will inevitably lead to diminished resources available to address other most urgent regional needs such as fight against global warming and climate change, thus contributing to the Green Deal, Just Transition and the Paris Agreement objectives; in that regard points out to the lessons learnt from the 2008/2009 crisis that show how much it is worth to invest in the European Green Deal;

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)

(a) Calls for the fortification of research sectors with policies ensuring a high level of patent protection and effective defences against industrial espionage;

Amendment 93 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Laurence FARRENG, Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point b (new)

(b) Stresses the need to support innovation and research regarding the circular economy;

Amendment 94 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the importance of creating a simplified and coherent funding landscape, from R&D to market uptake, at EU, national and regional levels, particularly in respect to ESI funds, through simplification, harmonization and complementarity of the regulations and rules of the different funding instruments; encourages synergies between EU, national, regional and private funding for financing industry-led innovation projects, namely to support further exploitation and cross fertilization using smart specialization principles as a guide to coordinate, enhance efficiency and avoid duplication;

Amendment 95 #

Ondřej KNOTEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Warns that parts of EU energy and industry sector are under serious existential risks and accents that negative social impacts of the EU green politics are progressing faster than the EU tools to mitigate these negative impacts;

Amendment 96 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Irène TOLLERET, Stéphane BIJOUX, Cristian GHINEA, Laurence FARRENG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 97 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market; calls upon further efforts to guarantee strong European value chains to reduce dependence from third countries in key strategic sectors and recalls the opportunities new disruptive technologies, such as additive manufacturing, can play in bringing back manufacturing to European regions and re-localizing industrial facilities;

Amendment 98 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, sustainability, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market; strongly believes in an urgent need to shift our economy from linear to circular and calls the Commission to start changing the policies from growth paradigm to post-growth and sustainable development thus putting the Economic and Monetary Union on a sustainable footing;

Amendment 99 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Believes that the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market; stresses that the main objective of funding for European SMEs must be to reduce dependence on imports, limit environmental impact as much as possible and guarantee the supply of safe products that meet high quality standards;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas today EU industry employs around 35 million people and accounts for over 80 % of exports; whereas women still remain under-represented across industrial sectors, occupations and management levels despite the fact that based on Eurostat data on educational attainment, women have already reached the Europe 2020 headline target in2013 with a proportion of 40,1% of women having completed tertiary education and despite the fact that in 2019 in the age group of 20-24 years 86,2% of women had completed at least upper secondary education while only 81% of men;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. Whereas SMEs represents over 99% of all European firms but only 17% have successfully integrated digital technologies into their business; whereas 70% of firms reports access to talent as an obstacle to invest across EU;

Amendment 100 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Underlines the importance of a sustainable strategy that does not jeopardise the global competitiveness of industry and SMEs and does not put in danger their workers. Stresses that SMEs have to deal with too much red tape and that the European Green Deal represents a disproportionate additional financial burden overall in the light of the COVID- 19 crisis;

Amendment 101 #

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Welcomes the increase of resources allocated to the Just Transition Fund considering that 160,000 jobs in the coal mining sector might be lost by 2030 as part of the long-term industrial transition process while other sectors such as the energy-intensive industries or the automotive industry will also be confronted with deep structural changes;

Amendment 102 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Underlines that the EU industrial strategy should be developed together with skilling, reskilling and upskilling policies aimed at the development of the right skills for the shift to sustainable ways of production and service delivery, in line with the EU commitments to achieve climate-neutral economy by 2050.

Amendment 103 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. underlines the key role of SMEs in implementing and delivering the EU industrial policy and achieving the goals of the green and digital transitions; therefore stresses the importance of supporting their development by facilitating access to appropriate sources of finance and reduce administrative redtape.

Amendment 104 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission to closely examine the impact of European import dependency from third countries, notably China and other countries where the state exercises significant influence on the market with unfair consequences for businesses and employees in the EU as a result;

Amendment 105 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Acknowledges the tailored made approach that the European Commission will undertake in the design of the programs under the industrial Strategy; calls that this approach should be done under a realistic perspective covering the real need of every ecosystem;

Amendment 106 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. In view of protecting European jobs, highlights the necessity to reform the EU competition law, while ensuring that the EU must remain open and attractive for foreign investment in the framework of rule of law and EU standards;

Amendment 107 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls on Member States and the European Commission to ensure a just transition to sustainable economic systems as an indispensable facet of the new EU industrial strategy, particularly for SMEs, which are the backbone of the European economy; in this regard, supports complementarity with the new Circular Economy Action Plan which is expected to create up to 700 000 new jobs across the EU by 2030, many of which will particularly benefit SMEs;

Amendment 108 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. underlines the need to improve the image of the industry sector as a cornerstone of the economy, providing one job out of five, and is responsible for large share of European exports and investments in research and innovation; stresses also the need to improve further the image of entrepreneurship, which is critical for innovation, job creation and inclusion.

Amendment 109 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create a supportive environment for business that enables them develop and growth based on reducing regulatory burden and eventually eliminating certain tax obligations to facilitate new jobs creation;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas Europe has centuries - old strong industrial traditions and is therefore fit for efficient twin transition based on social economy and EU values;

Amendment 110 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Highlights that European competitiveness is primarily determined by the general business climate in the EU, calls therefore for the continued work to strengthen the business environment for SMEs as well as strategic industries;

Amendment 111 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Stresses that to ensure fair competition, companies must not give open access to their corporate data, as data privacy is a vital asset to the companies and therefore also secures jobs in Europe;

Amendment 112 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Points out the need to provide adequate protection to all workers in those sectors most affected bythe European Green Deal before proceeding with any plan;

Amendment 113 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Recalls that the automotive and the steel sector are the most affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as by the changes expected in the future economy; considers that the new industrial strategy should take actions for these sectors, including appropriate financial support;

Amendment 114 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the investments needed in infrastructures to guarantee broad access in all European regions, in particular rural areas and the regions covered by the174 Article of the EUTF and in order to encourage entrepreneurship and new jobs opportunities;

Amendment 115 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Brando BENIFEI, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Marc ANGEL, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO, Evelyn REGNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a competitive EU industry; considers education in future-oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards Vocational Education Training and digital skills, to be essential to address current skills shortages; believes that lifelong learning is a prerequisite to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers and should be an integral part of the EU Industrial Strategy; underlines that active labour market instruments as well as access to social security systems based on solidarity are a prerequisite for a qualified European workforce; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure complementarity between the aims of the new Industrial Strategy and the anticipated updated Skills Agenda for Europe;recalls that decent working and employment conditions as well as in-company training and further education are a crucial factors for overcoming skills shortages;

Amendment 116 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the ability to attract, recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a competitive EU industry; considers ~~education in future-oriented sectors~~active labour market policies, education, lifelong learning, training in future-oriented sectors and employment, accessible and affordable childcare, skills and competences, particularly as regards Vocational Education Training and digital skills, to be essential to address current and future skills shortages~~; believes that~~ and offer people future perspectives and incomes; believes that a long term strategy and increase in investments in human resources lifelong learning is a are prerequisite to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers and jobseekers and should be an integral part of the EU Industrial Strategy; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure complementarity between the aims of the new Industrial Strategy, the European climate objectives, the Green New Deal and the anticipated updated Skills Agenda for Europe;

Amendment 117 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce ~~is essential to a competitive EU industry;~~by bridging physical and digital world, which is essential to a competitive EU industry; emphasises that the EU shall foster information exchange, cooperation and partnership establishment between all actors of the economy with special regard given to research and education institutions, considers education in future- oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards Vocational Education Training and digital skills, to be essential to address current skills shortages; believes that lifelong learning ~~is a~~and digital literacy are prerequisite to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers and should be an integral part of the EU Industrial Strategy; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure complementarity between the aims of the new Industrial Strategy and the anticipated updated Skills Agenda for Europe;

Amendment 118 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a competitive EU industry; considers education in future-oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards Vocational Education Training and digital skills, to be essential to address current skills shortages; believes that lifelong learning is a prerequisite to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers and should be an integral part of the EU Industrial Strategy; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure complementarity between the aims of the new Industrial Strategy and the anticipated updated Skills Agenda for Europe; by focusing on concrete measures and coordinated strategies for adults in order to allow them to reinforce their skills and qualifications to fit modern market requirements, demands and transitions;

Amendment 119 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a competitive EU industry; considers education in future-oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards Vocational Education Training and dual formation and digital skills, to be essential to address current skills shortages; considers EU industry and enterprises should play a key role in planning and developing educational and training programs in order to ease the transition to the labour market; believes that lifelong learning is a prerequisite to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers and should be an integral part of the EU Industrial Strategy; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure complementarity between the aims of the new Industrial Strategy and the anticipated updated Skills Agenda for Europe;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the new EU industrial strategy must serve a~~s a vector for creat~~cross all sectors and companies as a response to the societal and environmental challenges such as unemployment, aging, mo~~re and better jobs and achieve an inclusive and balanced job market, accompanying the transition towards a digital and carbon- neutral industry~~bility, climate change and biodiversity, for creating more greener and decent jobs and achieve an inclusive and balanced job market, in order to accompany a fair and just transition towards a digital and a fully renewables- based , highly resource- and energy- efficient, circular and climate neutral economy by 2040;

Amendment 120 #

Elisabetta GUALMINI, Brando BENIFEI, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a competitive EU industry; considers investments education in future-oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards Vocational Education Training and digital skills, to be essential to address current skills shortages; believes that lifelong learning is a prerequisite to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers and should be an integral part of the EU Industrial Strategy; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure complementarity between the aims of the new Industrial Strategy and the anticipated updated Skills Agenda for Europe; stresses the importance that competences should match with labour market needs; calls for the improvement of the recognition of qualifications;

Amendment 121 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a competitive EU industry; considers education in future-oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards Vocational Education Training and digital skills, to be essential to address current skills shortages; underlines the importance of workers participation to management and their self- entrepreneurship, also through cooperatives and social enterprises; believes that lifelong learning is a prerequisite to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers and should be an integral part of the EU Industrial Strategy; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure complementarity between the aims of the new Industrial Strategy and the anticipated updated Skills Agenda for Europe;

Amendment 122 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a ~~competitiv~~stable and sustainable EU industry; considers higher salaries and better working conditions as paramount in this respect; considers education in future- oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards Vocational Education Training and digital skills, to be ~~essentia~~important as well to address current skills shortages; believes that lifelong learning ~~is a prerequisite~~could help to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers and should be an integral part of the EU Industrial Strategy; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure complementarity between the aims of the new Industrial Strategy and the anticipated updated Skills Agenda for Europe;

Amendment 123 #

Loucas FOURLAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the ability to recruit and retain a qualified workforce is essential to a competitive EU industry; considers education in future-oriented sectors, skills and competences, particularly as regards Vocational Education Training and digital skills, to be essential to address current skills shortages; believes that lifelong learning is a prerequisite to ensure efficient and timely upskilling and reskilling of workers and should be an integral part of the EU Industrial Strategy; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to ensure complementarity between the aims of the new Industrial Strategy and the anticipated updated Skills Agenda for Europe; additional instruments that increase convergence of the labour markets should be explored;

Amendment 124 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 125 #

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Believes that the recovery from the COVID crisis must fasten the transition to a circular climateneutral economy and society which offers new opportunities to create jobs and modernise Europe’s industrial sector by creating new markets especially through energy efficiency, the scaling up of renewable energy sources and the promotion of innovative models such as upcycling, reuse and repair, through establishing a right to repair, while contributing to people’s wellbeing and reducing Europe’s energy and resource consumption and thereby costs;

Amendment 126 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Acknowledges that skills shortages are among the biggest challenges faced by businesses today, which impedes production and growth; believes that businesses are key actors in fostering the development of skills and competences; calls on the EU and the Member States to encourage and support better cooperation between educational institutions and firms to provide the new skills for new occupations and sectors that will emerge from transitioning to sustainable, digital and green economy.

Amendment 127 #

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses that a priority of the New Industrial Strategy for Europe should be to foster a European entrepreneurial spirit, lifelong education and training culture and concrete reskilling measures aimed at creating strong and resilient workforce; asks that the EU industrial strategy takes into account the different regions in the EU and the different EU Member States labour markets in order to ensure coherence across the Internal Market and equal employment conditions;

Amendment 128 #

Marc ANGEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission to propose adequate responses on further sectoral changes which require proper re- skilling program for employees whose workplaces are to be disappeared or replaced by robotics; also in order to strengthen the Single Market, stresses the necessity to address potential societal reactions as well as develop concepts and ideas that can be an answer to these challenges, including the possible taxation aspects of the workplaces replaced by robotics;

Amendment 129 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses the need for a faster integration into the labour market of young apprentices via high quality, paid internship; calls on the Member States to promote the VET educational culture from the time of primary education, in which trades are appreciated and the VET educational path becomes a desirable and predictable path;

Amendment 13 #

Heléne FRITZON, Johan DANIELSSON

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU industrial strategy must serve as a vector for creating more and better jobs and achieve an inclusive and balanced job market, accompanying the twin transitions towards a digital and carbon- neutral industry; whereas the implementation of the Green Deal and the Digital Strategy should boost sustainable growth towards a greener and more circular industry and create new job opportunities;

Amendment 130 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses that social dialogue at all levels and strong social partners are key to tackling economic and industrial challenges jointly in cooperation between workers and employers, including anticipating change and to define common strategies for companies and workers to renew and successfully manage change;

Amendment 131 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Points out that the development of artificial intelligence technologies raises serious ethical challenges for the future of the labour market; recommends that the Commission take this problem into account in its impact assessments of AI legislation;

Amendment 132 #

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Emphasizes the role of accessibility of learning activities in creating a lifelong learning culture; calls on the European Commission to develop and encourage more opportunities to access lifelong learning activities, such as universities programs for adults and seniors, public learning centers, vouchers for learning activities, public Massive Open Online Courses, more funds for CSOs in the educational area, career transitions funds and activities.

Amendment 133 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Stresses that high-skilled and specialised workers are major resource for innovation and competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance the mobility within the internal market, removing all remaining obstacles, ensuring the portability and full recognition of skills and professional qualifications and effective protection of the social security right of mobile people within the EU;

Amendment 134 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the Commission to work closely with Member States on the design, implementation and enforcement of European ethical and safety standards for AI; notes that the EU has the potential to become a global leader in promoting a socially responsible approach to this technology and its use;

Amendment 135 #

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Cristian GHINEA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Encourages the necessity of setting up an EU forecasting group composed by industry, social partners and other relevant stakeholders to identify future skills gap and shortages with the help of artificial intelligence and big data capabilities;

Amendment 136 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Welcomes the work of the European Training Foundation (ETF), especially on vocational education, in fostering mobility and helping partner countries operating their transitions and developing human capital through the reform of their education and training systems and labour market; calls for more cooperation on insights, information sharing and best practices among CEDEFOP, EUROFOUND, the EEAS and Commission.

Amendment 137 #

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Considers that urgent actions are needed in order satisfy the current and future demand for qualified workers; calls on the EU and the Member States to improve and further develop the policies for attracting researchers, high performing students and highly-skilled workers from third countries.

Amendment 138 #

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Cristian GHINEA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Underlines that the New Industrial Strategy should endorse level playing field and cohesion in the EU;

Amendment 139 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Calls for a better forecast of the European Commission of the skills needed across sectors and industry to adapt to the change required by a new green economy and in particular to provide models for the employment effects of decarbonizing scenarios; encourages the European Commission to continue the consultation process of all relevant stakeholders, including VET providers, universities, public employment services, companies, trade unions, local and regional authorities.

Amendment 14 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU industrial strategy must ~~serve as a vector for creating more and better~~guarantee quality jobs and achieve an inclusive and balanced job market that benefits the people, accompanying the transition towards a digital and carbon- neutral industry; whereas the EU industrial strategy must serve as a booster for social cohesion and in that way contribute to the fight against social dumping;

Amendment 140 #

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Believes that the New Industrial Strategy should take into account SME’s diversity in terms of size, age or sector; furthermore, acknowledges that the green and digital transformations may pose a challenge for some SMEs; calls on the Commission and the Members States to provide more support for the upfront investments required by circular and greener business models and to remove any existing administrative burdens that SMEs face.

Amendment 141 #

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Calls for the inclusion in the strategy the needs of the less technologically advanced industrial regions heavily dependent on solid fossil fuels such as broadband internet coverage; stresses the need to include the risk of job losses due to industrial transition;

Amendment 142 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4 e. Highlights that EU citizens and businesses across the EU should have equal opportunities to profit from the industrial transformations; calls on the EU and the Member States to ensure that the transition towards more digital, innovative and sustainable industries boost economic growth and prosperity and does not lead to exclusion or social and geographic polarisation.

Amendment 143 #

Miriam LEXMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the recent pandemic has shown the importance of digital solutions, particularly telework, and the need to establish guidelines and regulations at European level; believes that telework offers opportunities such as better work- life balance, reduced CO2 emissions related to the daily commute, and enhanced employment opportunities for people with disabilities, parents with small children or informal carers taking care of their dependant relatives; calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to regulating telework conditions across the EU; stresses; however, that the situation and particularly work-life balance of parents with young children or informal carers needs to get more attention within this framework - especially if teleworking is implemented in time of future crisis - as it was proved problematic during the Covid- 19 crisis when most of the schools and day-care centres were closed and parents and carers needed to combine their caring duties with teleworking.

Amendment 144 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Marc ANGEL, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Consider~~Recalls that the recent pandemic ~~has shown~~underlined the importance of digital solutions, particularly telework,ing and the need to establish ~~guidelines and regulations at European level; believ~~common rules at European level in order to protect the health and safety of workers; notes that teleworking offers opportunities such as better work-life balance, reduced CO2 emissions related to the daily commute, and enhanced employment opportunities for people with disabilities~~; calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to regulating telework conditions across the EU~~, while at the same time there are risks related to the mental well-being of workers as well as general problems related to the social, professional and digital divide which is a particular problem; calls on the Commission to propose a directive on decent working and employment conditions in the digital economy;

Amendment 145 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 146 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the recent pandemic has shown ~~the importance of~~further emphasised the importance of finding environmentally friendly and digital solutions, particularly such as telework, and the need to establish guidelines and regulations at European level; believes that telework offers opportunities such as better work- life balance, reduced CO2 emissions related to the daily commute, and enhanced employment opportunities for people persons with disabilities as well as for young people and people in remote areas; calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to regulating telework conditions across the EU;

Amendment 147 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the recent pandemic has shown the importance of digital solutions, particularly telework, and the need to establish guidelines ~~and regulations~~ at European level; believes that telework offers opportunities such as better work-life balance, reduced CO2 emissions related to the daily commute, and enhanced employment opportunities for people with disabilities; ~~calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to regulating telework conditions across the EU;~~

Amendment 148 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 149 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU industrial strategy should strengthen the role of SMEs as the backbone of the European economy; whereas this strategy must serve as a vector for creating more and better jobs and achieve an inclusive and balanced job market, accompanying the transition towards a digital and carbon- neutral industry;

Amendment 150 #

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 151 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Marc ANGEL, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Underlines that investments in Occupational Safety and Health help to prevent work-related illnesses, accidents and harmful physical and psychosocial strain, and have a tangible positive effect on the economy by contributing to better performance and sustainable work careers; recalls that according to the European Commission, one euro spent on safety and health at work, gives at least two euros in return; stresses that occupational safety and health at work should be apriority also in the new industrial strategy for Europe;

Amendment 152 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the European Commission to propose an ambitious update of the European Digital Education Action Plan, one that democratises distance learning, includes lifelong learning, and non formal education, ensures better funding to make the digital skills an absolute priority and increases cooperation amongst Member States; calls on the European Commission to explore the acute role and potential of teleworking and telelearning in the public and private sector, while leaving no one behind.

Amendment 153 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Stresses that climate-policy should be realised in a way that supports new technologies, investments, and innovation and thus job creation; highlights that while the ecological transition has the potential to create new green jobs, any plan to decarbonise European industries must be accompanied by a WTO- compatible carbon border adjustment mechanism that is complementary to existing carbon leakage measures;

Amendment 154 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on Member States to ensure effective preventive restructuring frameworks and second chance framework to enable honest debtors in financial difficulty to restore their viability, avoid insolvency and no to dissuade them from trying new ideas;

Amendment 155 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that ~~gender balance and 6. achieving~~ equality between men and women must be core principles of the EU’s industrial strategy; calls on the Commission to ~~include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to address the digital and green transformations, and to~~ encourage women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship, STEM and ICT education and employment ~~in order to avoid an industrial and digital gender gap~~;

Amendment 156 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that gender balance and achieving equality between men and women must be core principles of the EU’s industrial strategy; calls on the Commission to include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to address the digital and green transformations, and to encourage women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship, STEM and ICT education and employment in order to ~~avoid an~~overcome the industrial and digital gender gap; calls on the Member States to finally unblock the Women on Boards Directive proposed already in 2012 in order to increase the share of women in managerial positions;

Amendment 157 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that gender balance and achieving equality between men and women must be core principles of the ~~EU’s~~new industrial strategy; calls on the ~~Commission to include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to address the digital and green transformations, and~~Member States to encourage women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship, STEM and ICT education and employment in order to avoid an industrial and digital gender gap;

Amendment 158 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that gender balance, the improvement of the situation of women in the labour market and achieving equality between men and women must be core principles of the EU’s industrial strategy; calls on the Commission to include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to address the digital and green transformations, and to ~~encourage~~boost women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship, STEM and ICT education and employment in order to avoid an industrial and digital gender gap;

Amendment 159 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses thate importance of taking gender balance and ~~achieving~~ equality between men and women ~~must be core principles of~~into account when formulating the EU’s industrial strategy; calls on the Commission to include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to address the digital and green transformations, and to encourage women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship, STEM and ICT education and employment in order to avoid an industrial and digital gender gap;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU industrial strategy must serve as a vector for creating more ~~and~~, better and fully inclusive jobs and achieve an inclusive and balanced job market where also people with disabilities can work, accompanying the transition towards a digital and carbon- neutral industry;

Amendment 160 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that gender balance and achieving equality between men and women must be core principles of the EU’s industrial strategy; calls on the Commission to ~~include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to~~ address the digital and green transformations, and to encourage women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship, STEM and ICT education and employment in order to avoid an industrial and digital gender gap; with regards to the fact that more women had completed at least upper secondary education while than men

Amendment 161 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that gender balance and achieving equality between men and women must be core principles of the EU’s industrial strategy; calls on the Commission to include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to address the digital and green transformations, and to encourage women’s participation in the digital e~~ntrepreneurship~~conomy, STEM and ICT education and employment in order to ~~avoid~~eliminate any industrial and digital gender gap;

Amendment 162 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that gender balance and achieving equality between men and women must be core principles of the EU’s industrial strategy; calls on the Commission to include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to address the digital and green transformations~~, and to~~ by encourageing women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship, STEM and ICT education and employment in order to avoid an industrial and digital gender gap;

Amendment 163 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that gender balance and achieving equality between men and women ~~must be cor~~is one of the principles of the EU~~’s industrial strategy~~; calls on the Commission to include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to address the digital and green transformations, and to encourage women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship, STEM and ICT education and employment in order to avoid an industrial and digital gender gap;

Amendment 164 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the Union, Member States and social partners to eliminate any wage discrimination on the ground of age or gender in the industrial sector and ensure, in line with national law and practice, that all workers are entitled to adequate and fair wages through either collective agreements or decent statutory minimum wages, taking into account their positive impact on competitiveness, job creation and in-work poverty;

Amendment 165 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 strategy addresses and promotes the inclusion of persons with disabilities in industrial sectors and workplaces, by tackling discrimination and ensuring accessibility by removing physical, digital and social barriers and building on digital assistive technologies.

Amendment 166 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 strategy addresses and promotes the inclusion of persons with disabilities in industrial sectors ~~and~~, workplaces and the society as a whole, by tackling discrimination and ensuring accessibility by removing physical, digital and social barriers.

Amendment 167 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 strategy addresses and promotes the inclusion of persons with disabilities in industrial sectors and workplaces, by tackling discrimination, fostering solidarity and ensuring accessibility by removing physical, digital and social barriers.

Amendment 168 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Marc ANGEL, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Milan BRGLEZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-Europe 2020 strategy addresses and promotes the inclusion of persons with disabilities in industrial sectors and workplaces, by tackling discrimination and ensuring accessibility by removing physical, digital and social barriers.

Amendment 169 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the post-2020 strategy addresses and promotes the inclusion of ~~persons with disabilities~~disabled people in industrial sectors and workplaces, by tackling discrimination and ensuring accessibility by removing physical, digital, educational and social barriers.

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the EU industrial strategy must serve as a vector for creating more and better jobs and achieve an inclusive and balanced job market, accompanying the transition towards a digital ~~and carbon- neutral~~ industry;

Amendment 170 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Marc ANGEL, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Stresses that the Union and the Member States must stand united to foster the position of the European industry in the world, creating a broad competitive industrial base in line with the 2050 climate neutrality target; underlines that quality job creation, social protection, well-functioning public services and the rule of law play an important role for thriving industrial activities in this context;

Amendment 171 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Stresses the responsibility of local authorities in social protection and reiterates the loss of a significant part of their income during the transition period; Calls on the Member States to support an extended social protection package of measures, including guaranteed minimum income, unemployment benefits, family support allowance, heating allowance, social allowance for pensioners, scholarships for students, payment of internships, and aid for people with disabilities; calls on the European Commission to ensure the sufficient funds and efficient mechanism through ESF+, the JTF and others.

Amendment 172 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Milan BRGLEZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Marc ANGEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on the Union and the Member States to ensure in the context of the European industrial policy, that financial support and subsidies are only provided to undertakings that respect applicable collective agreements; underlines, moreover, that emergency assistance in the wake of a crisis situation, such as Covid-19, should only be provided to companies that refrain from buying back shares, paying dividends to shareholders and giving bonuses to executives, and that are not registered in tax havens;

Amendment 173 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Stress the need for a strong social component in the industrial EU strategy and a fair digitalisation of the industry. The New Industrial Strategy should guarantee adequate support for quality work environment, good working conditions and decent work. This requires measures to adequate support for workers in this transition with a focus on employability and well-being. This requires investments in not only technology driven innovations but also in human centred social dialogue and social innovation.

Amendment 174 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the screening of foreign direct investment in order to prevent hostile takeovers by third country companies that could threaten the labour markets;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas a long-standing focus on competitiveness and market-based approaches has proven unable to solve divergence between Member States and regions, causing the loss of numerous jobs and reinforcing the de- industrialization of entire regions; whereas only strong public industrial strategy can guarantee a truly equal, sustainable and just industrial development, including high quality jobs, and ambitious social and environmental objectives;

Amendment 19 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence ~~are crucial for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness,~~, whilst ensuring a high level of cybersecurity and full respect for fundamental rights by not leading to any form of discrimination or exclusion, are crucial for all industry sectors to achieve a green industrial transition that increases competitiveness while supporting sustainability, reducing Europe’s dependence on energy and resource imports and creating job opportunities and economic prosperity and well-being for all;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas Europe needs a socially effective and environmentally sustainable industrial strategy prioritizing equal development; whereas today EU industry employs around 35 million people and accounts for over 80 % of exports; whereas women still remain under-represented across industrial sectors, occupations and management levels;

Amendment 20 #

Miriam LEXMANN

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence are crucial for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness, creating job opportunities and economic prosperity based on human-centric approach in its development, deployment and use; whereas in order to harness the full potential of artificial intelligence, close attention to human dignity shall be paid;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence and their promotion in an inclusive, secure and neutral way are crucial for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness, creating job opportunities and economic prosperity;

Amendment 22 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence according to the principles of the Green Deal and the SDG’s are crucial for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness, creating job opportunities and economic prosperity;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence are crucial for all industry sectors~~, increasing competitiveness, creating job opportunities and economic prosperity~~;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas digitalisation, collaborative robots, smart factories and artificial intelligence are crucial for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness, creating job opportunities and economic prosperity;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence are crucial for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness, creating quality job opportunities and economic prosperity;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a strategic technology and is expected to benefit citizens and society, by improving the quality of life, creating new employment opportunities and more sustainable business models;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

C a. Whereas the importance of investment in research an innovation to boost competitiveness and productiveness for the European Industry;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas a European approach to artificial intelligence should address, as a matter of priority, the ethical aspects and dilemmas associated with AI to ensure that it is human-centric, enhances human well-being, a sense of security, the well- being of society and the environment, and fully respects EU fundamental rights and values;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)

C c. whereas the full potential of AI can only be exploited if users are aware of the possible benefits and challenges that this technology brings; whereas it is necessary to incorporate this issue into the education process, including in terms of combating digital exclusion, and to conduct information campaigns at European level that give an accurate representation of all aspects of AI development;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas today EU industry employs around 35 million people ~~and accounts for over 80 % of expor~~, generates several millions industry-linked jobs and accounts for over 80 % of exports and has dominant role in placing direct foreign investments; whereas women still remain under-represented across industrial sectors, occupations and management levels;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for EU industry, with over 5 million people at risk of losing their jobs and a projected average reduction in GDP of around 7 % across the EU and low-skilled workforce is particularly vulnerable in the digital age, therefore digital literacy is an indispensable asset;

Amendment 31 #

Loucas FOURLAS

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for EU industry, with over 5 million people at risk of losing their jobs and a projected average reduction in GDP of around 7 % across the EU; whereas certain social groups cannot continue their professional routine;

Amendment 32 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for EU industry, with over 5 million people at risk of losing their jobs and a projected average reduction in GDP of around 7 % across the EU; whereas the European Green Deal should be revised as a priority;

Amendment 33 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for EU industry, as well as for the people living and working in the EU with over 5 million people at risk of losing their jobs and a projected average reduction in GDP of around 7 % across the EU;

Amendment 34 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Brando BENIFEI, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Marc ANGEL, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO, Milan BRGLEZ, Evelyn REGNER

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

D a. Whereas according to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report, 65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in completely new types of jobs that do not yet exist today; whereas education systems have to put in a position to impart the universal knowledge and skills required for this new form of careers

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas in several factories where workers and trade unions were able to determine production decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a quick reconversion of manufacturing towards medical products was observed;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)

D a. Whereas large scale unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic affected in particular seasonal workers and those in vulnerable situations;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Recital E

E. whereas social dialogue and continuous cooperation between social partners, organisations representing people with disabilities and industry steakholders are essential for a robust industrial policy that aims to achieve a fairer society for all and mitigates the risk of leaving anyone behind;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Recital E

E. whereas social dialogue and co~~ntinuous cooperation between social partners~~llective bargaining are essential for a robust industrial policy that aims to ~~achieve a fairer society for all and mitigates the risk of leaving anyone behind~~improve working conditions and terms of employment;

Amendment 39 #

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Recital E

E. whereas social dialogue and continuous cooperation between social partners are essential for a robust industrial policy that aims to achieve ~~a fairer society for all and mitigates the risk of leaving any~~the transition to a fairer and greener society that leaves no one behind;

Amendment 4 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Milan BRGLEZ, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Marc ANGEL, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO

Draft opinion
Recital A

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas Eurostat statistics1a show that almost half of the Europeans in age group 25-64 do not wish to participate in education and training, with 77,8% of them believing they need no further education or training, becoming thus vulnerable to shocks and unaware of the role changes and the professional pathways that they might have in the future; __________________ 1a https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/s ubmitViewTableAction.do

Amendment 41 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas any fair and sustainable production model should place workers, their representatives and trade unions, as well as workers’ interests and long standing expertise at its very core to ensure it is oriented on the basic needs of society.

Amendment 42 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Marc ANGEL, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO, Milan BRGLEZ

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)

E a. Whereas social partners should be encouraged to negotiate and conclue collective agreements in matters relevant to them, fully respecting their autonomy and the right to collective action;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas COVID-19 had an enormous impact on the organisation of work and jobs, and increases the need for a new industrial strategy;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas 99% of EU companies are SMEs, representing around 50% of EU GDP and employing more than 100 million workers;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas economic growth goes hand-in-hand with improved social and living standards and good working conditions;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Recital E b (new)

E b. whereas the post-2020 industrial strategy should be based on industrial ecosystems encompassing all actors of industrial value chains, from big companies to SMES and smaller enterprises;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Recital E c (new)

E c. Whereas the EU industrial strategy should help revitalise regions and therefore support their transformation via smart specialisation strategies and ESIF funds;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that EU industrial policy needs a strong social and environmental dimension and must be in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights ~~and~~in order to efficiently address the social consequences of structural change and ~~the need to continu~~contribute to the implement~~ing~~ation of its principles, ~~in order to support fair working~~with a view to decent working and employment conditions ~~and~~, equal opportunities, as well as access to well- functioning labour markets and welfare systems for all; recalls that quality jobs, social protection and well-functioning public services are a precondition for thriving industrial activities;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that EU industrial policy must be in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and efficiently address the social consequences of structural change and the need to continue implementing its principles, in order to support fair working conditions and equal opportunities, as well as access to well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems; urges the industrial sector to fully apply the design for all principle in order to make full accessibility a principle already in the design phase

Amendment 5 #

Loucas FOURLAS

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas today EU industry employs around 35 million people and accounts for over 80 % of exports; whereas women and disabled persons still remain under-represented across industrial sectors, occupations and management levels; whereas optimal social mobility is yet to be achieved

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that EU industrial policy must be ~~in line~~aligned with the objectives of the Green Deal, the principles and the 1.5 C goal of the Paris agreement and with the European Pillar of Social Rights and efficiently address the social consequences of structural change and the need to continue implementing its principles, in order to support fair and decent working conditions and equal opportunities for all, as well as access to well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems;

Amendment 51 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that EU industrial policy must be in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and efficiently address the social consequences of structural change and the need to continue implementing its principles, in order to support fair working conditions and equal opportunities, as well as access to well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems; Stresses the urgent need to diversify global supply chains and make them more sustainable and transparent.

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that EU industrial policy must at least be in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and ~~efficiently~~the European Social Charter and address ~~the~~all social consequences of structural change and the need to continue implementing its principles, in order to support ~~fair working conditions~~good, fair and equal working conditions, quality employment, and equal opportunities, as well as access to well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems;

Amendment 53 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that EUthe new industrial policy must ~~be in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and efficiently address the social consequences of structural change and the need~~ support fair working conditions and equal opportunities and take into account~~inue implementing its principles, in order to support fair working conditions and equal opportunities, as well as access to well- functioning labour markets and welfare systems~~ the significant added value that industry brings to labour markets and welfare systems, as well as its crucial role as a factor of prosperity and equality;

Amendment 54 #

Miriam LEXMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that EU industrial policy must be in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and efficiently address the social consequences of structural change and the need to continue implementing its principles, in order to support fair working conditions ~~and~~, equal opportunities, inclusion of persons with disabilities, as well as access to well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that EU industrial policy must be in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and efficiently address the social consequences of structural change and the need to cont~~inue implement~~ribute to achieving its principles, in order to support fair working conditions and equal opportunities, as well as access to well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights that EU industrial policy ~~must~~should be in line with ~~the European Pillar of Social Right~~our social standards and efficiently address the social and economical consequences of structural change ~~and the need to continue implementing its principles~~, in order to support fair working conditions and ~~equal opportunities~~a business friendly enviorment, as well as access to well- functioning labour markets ~~and~~, welfare systems and vocational training;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the Union and the Member States to respect and strengthen social partners, extend the collective bargaining coverage, and take measures to promote a high density of trade unions and employers’ associations, in order to ensure a democratic,inclusive and socially just industrial sector; underlines that well-functioning social dialogue and collective bargaining are key tools in shaping working conditions; believes that the joint cooperation between the Union, Member States, social partners and representative civil society organisations creates the proper environment for European industry to grow; stresses that the social dialogue contributes to both economic competitiveness and social cohesion; calls for a further strengthening of the social dialogue across Europe in order to balance industrial relations and foster collective bargaining;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes that country specific recommendation should comprise actions and issues relevant for (EU) industrial policy in the European Semester; highlights that measuring status quo and progress is key for evidence-based policy making going forward, which would also ensure the information for the EU Member States regarding progress and development of industrial policy at national level and EU level;

Amendment 59 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Underlines that industry and employment policies are primarily a Member States’ competence and that it’s up to the Member States to develop a proper industry strategy and to enhance the exchange of information and good practices in order to achieve positive impact on working conditions and workers’ rights and to avoid wage and social dumping;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas today EU industry employs around 35 million people and accounts for over 80 % of exports; whereas the EU industry has a very large environmental footprint; whereas women still remain under-represented across industrial sectors, occupations and management levels;

Amendment 60 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Recognizes that a transition towards a carbon neutral industry will harm certain sectors and that there will be failures along the way, causing the close of business and increasing the unemployment; therefore, ask the Commission and Member States not to force an industrial change and postpone its objectives in line with technological developments;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Highlights any industrial strategy should place the workers, their representatives and trade unions, as well as the workers’ interests and long- standing expertise at its core to ensure a democratic functioning; calls on the Commission to fully include workers, their representatives and trade unions at every stage of the procedure;

Amendment 62 #

Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Monica SEMEDO, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Samira RAFAELA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Highlights that digitalization, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, cyber security, innovation and development of measures for sustainable industries are essential for creating better social cohesion, achieving the European green deal objectives and ensuring EU’s competitiveness.

Amendment 63 #

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Cristian GHINEA, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Stresses the importance of cross border and seasonal workers for the provision of services as a key component of the economic recovery effort and calls for measures aimed at encouraging their mobility and protecting their labour rights, including a better implementation of existing legislation;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Underlines that SMEs should be at the core of the New Industrial Strategy, as promoters of entrepreneurship and employment in the EU.

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Emphasis the need of EU social market traditions to be reflected in the industrial strategy;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Urges the European Commission to address the problems of cross border and seasonal workers in acquiring their social entitlements due to lack of portability of entitlements for workers via a swift adoption of the revision to the Social Security Coordination Regulation and the implementation of coordinated digital solutions at Member States level while enhancing and streamlining solutions against fraud of any kind;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Calls on the Commission to implement a strong governance framework, including social partners and an Industrial Forum to support the Commission in successfully implementing the industrial strategy, a standing progress point at the Competitiveness Council and at the European Parliament and Industrial Alliances between industry and Member States;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

~~2. Emphasises that the European Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme should be adopted as a key instrument that must accompany the twin ecological and digital transition;~~deleted

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

~~2. Emphasises that the European Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme should be adopted as a key instrument that must accompany the twin ecological and digital transition;~~deleted

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas today EU industry employs around 35 million people and accounts for over 80 % of exports; whereas ~~women still remain under-represented across industrial sectors,~~the rate of women across industrial sectors is lower than the rate of men, from education ant training to occupations and management levels;

Amendment 70 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

~~2. Emphasises that the European Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme should be adopted as a key instrument that must accompany the twin ecological and digital transition;~~deleted

Amendment 71 #

Heléne FRITZON, Johan DANIELSSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that the European Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme should be adopted as a key instrument that must accompany the ~~twin ecologic~~just transition to a fully renewables-based , highly resource- and energy-efficient, circular and carbon-neutral and digital ~~transition~~economy;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that the European Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme should be adopted for EMU countries as a key instrument that must accompany the twin ecological and digital transition;

Amendment 73 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Emphasis~~Notes that ~~the~~an European Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme shcould ~~be adopted as a key instrument that must~~ accompany the twin ecological and digital transition;

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that the European ~~Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme should be adopted as a key instrument that must~~Commission should develop further tools to accompany the twin ecological and digital transition;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that the European ~~Permanent~~ Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme should be adopted as a ketemporarily instrument that ~~must accompany~~ should be in line withe t~~win ecologic~~he enviromental and digital transition;

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that ~~the European Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme should be adopted as a key instrument that must accompany~~Member States shall find adequate solutions for mitigating any negative consequence of the twin ecological and digital transition;

Amendment 77 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Marc ANGEL, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO, Milan BRGLEZ, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the Commission to present, without undue delay, a proposal for a permanent European Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme as announced by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with a view to putting a macroeconomic stabilizer in place that contributes to the resilience of the European economy in general and the European industry in particular; considers that the urgent need for such an instrument was highlighted both by the financial crisis in 2008 and by the Covid- 19 crisis in 2020;

Amendment 78 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO, Milan BRGLEZ, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Marc ANGEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Underlines that in order to gain or maintain global leadership in strategic industrial sectors and with regard to certain technologies, especially those with a high value-added, Europe needs to provide sufficient resources for research and innovation, including the Horizon Europe programme and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT); recalls the positive spill-over effects of innovation efforts with regard to the quantity and especially the quality of jobs;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Welcomes the financial relief provided by the Commission in saving jobs via the SURE programme and further partnerships between employment services, social partners and companies to facilitate reskilling, especially for seasonal workers in all job types in the tourism industry;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas today EU industry employs around 35 million people and accounts for over 80 % of exports; whereas women and disabled people still remain under-represented across industrial sectors, occupations and management levels;

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls for a swift endorsement of an inclusive EU Recovery Plan, which establishes a coordinated European post- pandemic recovery strategy funded by public and private investments in the twin transitions towards a digitalised and low carbon-neutral economy;

Amendment 81 #

Marc BOTENGA, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Leila CHAIBI, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Emphasises that research and innovation projects under Horizon Europe are critical investments in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as well as a competitive lead for EU businesses and employees;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Highlights that an austerity policy weakens both domestic demand and public investment and is hence incompatible with any ambitious industrial strategy;

Amendment 83 #

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Cristian GHINEA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Welcomes the proposal for an EU Recovery plan presented by the Commission on 27 May 2020, which includes a reinforced long-term budget of the EU (MFF 2021-2027) and a new recovery instrument of 750 billion euros- Next Generation EU, highlights in this sense the importance of investments in industrial sectors particularly hit by the crisis through the Recovery and Resilience Facility which will allow the development of a strategy for sustainable and competitive industrial policy across the EU;

Amendment 84 #

Dragoş PÎSLARU, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Cristian GHINEA, Sylvie BRUNET, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Radka MAXOVÁ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Considers all Next Generation EU programmes and instruments have to be focused on facilitating active employment policies in EU Member states, particularly in the industrial sector, as well as on promoting remote work whenever it is possible by investing in digital competencies and digital infrastructures, especially for our SMEs and self- employed people;

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Highlights the need for the European industry based on ecosystems that rely on entrepreneurial discovery and invest in the creation of start-ups and new SMEs that will reinforce smart specialization and provide the ambition for business growth and expansion; considers that developing entrepreneurial skills is a key factor for building resilience, since several regions in the EU still witness a low survival rate of newly established start-ups and SMEs; stresses the need to boost the next generation of entrepreneurs in order to ensure the emergence of fast growing firms and unicorns helping Europe to have a significant impact on the global industrial landscape.

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that EU industrial policy must embrace ~~relocation~~ strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase competitiveness and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy; stresses that all levels of state and government should do the utmost to strengthen the capitalisation of companies; underlines that at the same time the public sector must avoid as much as possible everything that leads to new state ownership in companies;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that EU industrial policy must work towards the acceleration of innovation, particularly in the key areas of digitalisation and production with specific sector focus on cybersecurity, while embrace relocation strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase global competitiveness of national economies of EU Member States and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy;

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that EU industrial policy must embrace relocation strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase competitiveness, sustainability as well as well-being and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy; the EU industrial policy should also support sustainable urban and small scale specialised manufacturing as an alternative to large-scale industrial production;

Amendment 89 #

Elena LIZZI, France JAMET, Guido REIL, Dominique BILDE, Stefania ZAMBELLI, Nicolaus FEST

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that EUthe new industrial policy must embrace relocation strategies that focus on domestic productivity based on research and innovation and promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase competitiveness and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, agricultural, digitalisation and energy, and in the respective supply chains, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy and guaranteeing the employment of European workers in these sector;

Amendment 9 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Agnes JONGERIUS, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Manuel PIZARRO, Evelyn REGNER, Brando BENIFEI, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas ambitious trade agreements is an prerequsite for creating jobs in the EU; Acknowledges that the corona crisis risks leading to increased economic nationalism and protectionism, furthermore the challenge of rule-based free trade and global value chains is further challenged with the re- nationalization of production the breaking up of global value chains which is a threat to European competitiveness and quality jobs; to this end, calls on stakeholders to diversify their supply chains in order to reduce vulnerability;

Amendment 90 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that EU industrial policy must embrace relocation strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase competitiveness and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy; ; stresses that state aid must not lead to a fragmentation of the European Single Market or generate inequalities between industrial enterprises from different Member States;

Amendment 91 #

Marc BOTENGA, Leila CHAIBI, Nikolaj VILLUMSEN, Sandra PEREIRA, Konstantinos ARVANITIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that EU industrial policy must embrace relocation strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, while ensuring balanced regional development reinforcing cohesion policy and the European structural and investment funds (ESIF), in order to increase competitiveness and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy;

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that EU industrial policy must embrace ~~relocation~~public investment strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase competitiveness and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomythroughout the Union, in order to support the equal and sustainable development of all EU regions, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy; calls on the Commission to promote the use of public investment to create high-quality jobs and achieve ambitious social and environmental goals;

Amendment 93 #

Marc ANGEL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that EU industrial policy must embrace relocation strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase competitiveness and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as ~~health~~food, pharmaceutical and medical devices, digitalisation and energy, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy;

Amendment 94 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that EU industrial policy must embrace relocation strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase competitiveness and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, food chains, digitalisation and data security and energy, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy;

Amendment 95 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 96 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 97 #

Heléne FRITZON, Johan DANIELSSON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that EU industrial policy must embrace relocation ~~strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase competitiveness and~~of certain strategies sectors in order to avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly ~~in strategic~~ sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy; Emphaisis in this regard the importance of skills in the workforce in these sectors;

Amendment 98 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Considers the EU industrial policy of the Union can only succeed through integrated strategic planning, pooling the resources of European players, regional and local institutions, industrial clusters, social partners, universities and research groups; highlights in this context the importance of support structures such as SME networks, regional development agencies, innovation clusters and start-up counselling for the creation of local and regional industrial value chains;

Amendment 99 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Underlines that investments in Occupational Safety and Health help to prevent work-related illnesses, accidents and harmful physical and psychosocial strain, and have a tangible positive effect on the economy by contributing to better performance and sustainable work careers; recalls that according to the European Commission, one euro spent on safety and health at work, gives at least two euros in return; stresses that occupational safety and health at work should be a priority also in the new industrial strategy for Europe;

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2020/06/24 JURI 83 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital A (new)

A. whereas Europe’s industrial strategy must reflect our values and social market traditions and bring about Europe’s sovereignty;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that the EU requires a clear, industry-oriented vision for 2030 and, moreover, should keep in mind that coordinated decisions and actions are needed at all levels – European, national and local – to safeguard the overall competitiveness of European industry;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis make it necessary to revise unrealistic EU climate targets, particularly in sectors such as industry and energy;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Reiterate its call on the Commission to start negotiations with the Council of Europe in order to launch the process for the accession of the EU to the European Social Charter;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Notes that the COVID-19 crisis had a profound economic and social impact especially on women; call on the Commission to address the persistent gender inequalities across the EU by carrying out gender impact assessment in all Union investments and policy decisions relating to the EU industrial strategy and adopting binding measures to guarantee equal opportunity and access to the labour market, eradicate gender pay gap and ensure gender balance at all levels of decision-making;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that this crisis has demonstrated the need for the EU to adjust its industrial strategy by strengthening the defence of its strategic interests without abandoning international trade; it should also amend its provisions, going beyond the opportunities provided, in particular, by the Regulation on screening of foreign direct investments, making the acquisition of EU companies by foreign investors the exception and no longer the rule;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that this crisis has demonstrated the need for the EU to adjust its industrial strategy ~~by strengthening the defence of its strategic interests without abandoning international trade~~in order to strengthen its resilience in socially vital sectors such as health, medical supplies production, energy and agriculture; proposes, in this regard, to introduce a sustainable and socially-responsible Buy EU Act for such sectors in order to boost EU-based production while shortening the supply chains;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that this crisis has demonstrated the need for the EU to adjust its industrial strategy by strengthening the defence of its strategic interests without abandoning international trade; believes that the EU must strike the right balance between protection and openness of its markets, while defending fair competition rules at global level;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that this crisis has demonstrated the need for the EU to adjust its industrial strategy by strengthening the defence of its strategic interests, its principles and its values without abandoning international trade, which is an essential element in overcoming the crisis;

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that thise COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the need ~~for the EU to adjust its industrial strategy by strengthening the defence of its strategic interests~~to adapt industrial strategy in Europe to allow the EU’s strategic interests to be defended more effectively without abandoning international trade;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Highlights the significant role public procurement plays in shaping the trajectory of European industry and stresses that enforcing the principles of reciprocity between EU- and non-EU countries and a level playing field between EU and non-EU companies and their products, for example regarding state aid, environmental rules and child labour, should be a precondition for participating in public procurement tenders throughout the EU; also underlines the necessity for further simplification of public procurement procedures for both EU companies and EU governments;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital B (new)

B. whereas a further updated European Intellectual Property (IP) policy will help to strengthen the Union’s technological and digital sovereignty, with IP rights to determine market value and competitiveness of European enterprises, such as through brands, designs, patents, data, know-how, and algorithms;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Believes that the rules that govern competition in the EU should be modernised, so as to be adequate for both the European single market and the global economic context, enabling the formation of 'European champions' able to compete and succeed globally, supporting the EU and it's Member States to maintain technological leadership and gain digital and technological sovereignty and to block hostile takeovers of strategic EU companies by non-EU state- or state backed actors;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

~~3. Welcomes the fact that the Competitiveness Council on 15 May 2020 referred to 14 industrial ecosystems whose strategic independence should be ensur~~deleted;

Amendment 22 #

Tiemo WÖLKEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

~~3. Welcomes the fact that the Competitiveness Council on 15 May 2020 referred to 14 industrial ecosystems whose strategic independence should be ensur~~deleted;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the ~~fact that the Competitiveness Council on 15 May 2020 referred to 14 industrial ecosystems whose strategic independence should be ensured~~Commission’s approach on industrial ecosystems in order to drive the green and digital twin transition, as they are increasingly integrated and connected and are stretched over different Member States and beyond; insists that the engagement of such ecosystems shall be inclusive and transparent encompassing all actors operating along the entire value chain from the smallest start-ups to the largest companies, from academia to research, service providers to suppliers, but also trade unions, civil society, consumer organisations; considers that the digital and industrial transitions should be at the service of environmental protection;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the fact that the Competitiveness Council on 15 May 2020 referred to 14 industrial ecosystems whose strategic independence should be ensured, but is very concerned about the viability of companies that have had access to loans guaranteed by the Member States and by the European Investment Bank, whose positive action has nevertheless led to a general increase in the level of private debt;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the fact that the Competitiveness Council on 15 May 2020 referred to 14 industrial ecosystems whose strategic independence should be ensured, and stresses their fundamental importance in the sustainability process of the EU, both internally and externally;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the ~~fact that the Competitiveness Council on 15 May 2020 referred to 14 industrial ecosystems~~Commission having identified 14 coherent industrial ecosystems, representing more than 50 % of EU added value, whose strategic independence ~~should~~must be ensured;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that the EU labour market must be at the heart of the EU’s future industrial strategy; points out that any industrial transformation, besides economic aspects, should focus on the preservation of existing and the creation of new employment;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Proposes an assessment of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis within individual sectors to allow industrial strategy to be adapted on the basis of proven facts;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Emphasizes that strong and sustained investment into higher professional education, in particular in STEM fields, will be a key element to stimulate digital innovation, to generate skilled work force and to reduce skill mismatches between job opportunities and job seekers;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital C (new)

C. whereas Article 107 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that certain state aid may be considered compatible with the internal market, namely if the aid would promote the execution of an important project of common European interest;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Is of the opinion that the “Important Projects of Common European Interest” should emphasise projects linked to the Digital Single market, designed to bring together public and private sectors to undertake large- scale projects contributing to the Union’s objectives, thereby encouraging the development of important collaborative projects which promote common European interests, such as the digital transformation; welcomes a reform of the Commission’s guidelines in this regard;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Is of the opinion that the creation of a European data economy will be essential in shaping the industrial strategy for Europe; stresses that a European data economy should be human-centric, respect fundamental rights, and be in compliance with privacy rules, data protection, and intellectual property rights;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3e. Stresses the importance of a European single market for data, addressing the challenges which result from a significant increase in legally available data; stresses that individuals, employees and companies in Europe should retain control over their data, based on secure data infrastructures and trusted value chains; considers it vital that the industrial strategy includes measures to build sovereign digital infrastructures and to encourage companies to store and process their data on European soil;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3f. Considers it essential to promote data sharing among public administrations, businesses, research institutions and the public, while respecting data protection and privacy rules, trade secrets and intellectual property rights;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)

3g. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement to propose an Intellectual Property Action Plan, which assesses the need to upgrade the legal framework, to ensure a smart use of IPR for AI and to address counterfeited products; stresses that the purpose of such an Action plan should furthermore be to uphold Europe’s sovereignty and to promote a global level playing field of IPR protection;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)

3h. Stresses that the digital transformation will be a key driver for Europe to regain its technological and digital sovereignty and shall therefore be at the heart of any future industrial strategy for Europe;

Amendment 36 #

Tiemo WÖLKEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

~~4. Considers that such an objective implies relocating in the EU the industries corresponding to these ecosystems, so as to avoid any excessive dependence on third countries;~~deleted

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

~~4. Considers that such an objective implies relocating in the EU the industries corresponding to these ecosystems, so as to avoid any excessive dependence on third countries;~~deleted

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that ~~such an objective implies relocating in the EU the industries corresp~~one of the strategic objectives should be to propose measures to encourage the relocation of industrial productiond in~~g to these ecosystems, so as to avoid any excessive dependence on third countrie~~ strategic sectors, such as health, defence, digital and energy in order to avoid any excessive dependence on third countries and to contribute to regaining Europe’s autonomy in these strategic sectors;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Considers that such an objective implies relocating in the EU the industrie~~Is aware of the importance of international trade to the European Union, but at the same time considers it imperative to secure the EU’s strategic autonomy by reducing its courre~~sponding to these ecosystems, so as to avoid any excessive dependence on third countries~~nt dependence on third countries, at least in relation to essential goods such as active pharmaceutical ingredients and raw materials, and in the area of digitisation;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Emphasises that the EU industrial strategy is a key component of the European Green Deal and shall be structured in a way to promote, maximise and give full effectiveness to the objectives and the climate neutrality goal provided therein; considers, in this regard, that such strategy shall be based on a long- term regulatory framework, including an overall emissions trajectory towards net- zero as defined in the EU Climate Law, with clear interim targets and indicators and a concrete road map on the phasing out of fossil-based processes and to become climate neutral, while contributing to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments under the Paris Agreement and the UN Agenda on Sustainable Development; stresses the need for the EU to reduce its ecological footprint and to respect planetary boundaries in order to guarantee a safe operating space for humanity;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that such an objective implies relocating in the EU the industries corresponding to these ecosystems, so as to avoid any excessive dependence on third countries; to that end, State aids must undergo an in-depth reform and our international economic commitments must be revised;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for a trade policy capable of diversifying the EU’s sources of supply, and for European companies to be encouraged to be flexible and capable, when needed, of urgently reorienting their production towards vital products; calls for the establishment of measures and instruments aimed at ensuring that the EU industry respects the planetary boundaries on the EU territory and through the trade policy; emphasises that the industrial strategy shall guarantee access for all to basic needs while reducing all activities which endanger the safety of the planet and human health;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for a trade policy capable of diversifying the EU’s sources of supply, and for European companies to be encouraged to be flexible and capable, when needed, of urgently reorienting their production towards vital products; supports and promotes, in this regard, the need to adopt a range of measures to encourage and support SMEs in accessing and developing within the internal market;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for a ~~trade~~European trade, economic and industrial policy capable of ~~diversify~~adapting the EU’s sources of supply as required, and for European companies to be encouraged to be flexible and capable, when needed, of urgently reorienting their production towards vital products;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the need for a trade policy capable of diversifying the EU’s sources of supply, and for European companies to be encouraged to be flexible and capable, when needed, of urgently reorienting their production towards vital productsdependence on third country technology and raw materials; urges the Union to increase investment in sectors that are strategic for the EU’s autonomy and the Union’s sovereignty to tackle EU’s dependency;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Notes that the digital and environmental transition must adapt to the current social and economic contexts; reiterates the importance of these sectors in the future evolution of the EU, but stresses the need to extend the digital and environmental transition period, while identifying the best financial supports for all parties involved, notably SMEs in the industrial and agricultural sectors;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out the disparities that still exist in the levels of economic development of Member States and regions; emphasises the need to use the measures planned for rebuilding Europe’s industrial potential to even out these disparities, as an essential condition for the balanced development of the European Union;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

~~6. Stresses that it is also prudent to encourage Member States to build up sufficient stocks of certain emergency equipment, such as FFP2 masks and surgical masks;~~deleted

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that it is ~~also~~ prudent to encourage Member States to build up sufficient stocks of certain emergency equipment, such as FFP2 masks and surgical masks, but also to protect and develop their medical and pharmaceutical production sector, including through derogations from the WTO rules and implementation of a genuine ‘European sanitary exception’;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that ~~it is also prudent to encourage Member States~~Member States should also be encouraged to build up sufficient stocks of certain items of emergency equipment, such as FFP2 masks and surgical masks; in this respect, welcomes the Commission’s ‘rescEU’ initiative, which aims to create European added value through the coordinated procurement and distribution of emergency equipment;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Reminds that, according to the Treaties and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights and has committed itself to promote the highest standards of social progress and environmental protection; reiterates that the EU institutions have a legal obligation to put into effect and mainstream those principles in any EU legislative and/or policy development;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that it is also prudent to encourage Member States to build up sufficient stocks of certain emergency equipment, such as equipment needed to prevent and combat COVID-19, especially FFP2 masks and surgical masks;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to include in the strategy solutions and financial and legal incentives for the European pharmaceutical industry with a view to preventing medicine shortages;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that ~~imported products should always comply with EU technic~~the EU trade policy shall always build upon and promote the highest EU and international, environmental, labour, human rights and health standards and ~~with EU intellectual property law~~include the Paris Agreement and the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development as reference points for any agreement with third countries; ask the Commission to ensure that no non-EU company could impair EU laws and standards by, for instance, avoiding the inclusion of investor-state dispute settlement mechanism (ISDS) in such agreements; encourages also the Commission to carry out specific human rights and gender impact assessments prior to the conclusions of any trade negotiation; welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a carbon adjustment mechanism and suggests to develop a biosphere-based adjustment mechanism to preserve finite resources and biodiversity;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that imported products should always comply with EU technical, environmental and health standards and with EU intellectual property law; draws attention to the fact that, although the EU Member States now find themselves in a very difficult situation as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, EU standards should continue to be promoted and maintained, as this is the only way for the EU to become a market leader in its most important objectives, i.e. environmental protection and digital transformation; asks the Commission, therefore, to identify the most appropriate measures to meet the EU’s requirements in these sectors;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that although imported products should always comply with EU technical, environmental and health standards and with EU intellectual property law, it is important to note that the reality is quite different, and that tougher measures are needed if we want to preserve our social model, fulfil our ecological and climate commitments, and protect our production sector;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Consider~~Stresses that imported products ~~should always~~have to comply with EU ~~technical~~safety, environmental and health standards ands well as with EU intellectual property law; calls on the Commission to tackle the imbalance between EU and third country enterprises, which do not have to comply with European environmental and labour safety regulations and which are often subject to lower taxation;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that imported products should always comply with EU safety, technical, environmental and health standards and with EU intellectual property law;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Considers of paramount importance to establish a EU framework on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence ensuring effective judicial remedies for victims of corporate abuse in the global value chains; welcome the Commission’s commitment to submit a legislative proposal in this regard;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Points out that further strengthening the Single Market and removing existing administrative and legal barriers to free competition within the EU should be priorities in the actions taken to create a new industrial strategy for Europe;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the COVID-19 crisis has h~~ad a profound impact on global production and has prompted the European Union to consider its future industrial strategy~~ighlighted once more the profound social inequalities existing among citizens at European and global level; emphasises the need to move toward a social, green, gender-equal and inclusive just transition focusing on the creation of quality jobs and aimed at combating poverty and social exclusion, high-rate unemployment, work precariousness and ineffective social protection, by making the horizontal social clause enshrined in article 9 TFEU fully operational; in this regard, calls on the Commission to closely interconnect the EU industrial strategy to the upcoming Action Plan to Implement the European Pillar of Social Rights;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that the environmental priority set out in the Commission’s ‘European Green Deal’ should ~~incentivise the EU to promote its own development of ‘green’ technologies and to~~lead the EU to move toward an industrial green transition aimed at promoting and developing a climate-neutral, environmentally sustainable, zero- pollution, fully circular, renewables- based, highly resource- and energy- efficient economy; stresses the importance of increasing funding in Research & Innovation, which should be channelled, in particular, in developing and scaling up responsible innovative and eco- friendly technologies, products, businesses and non-technological solutions, while phasing out public investments in fossil fuels-related activities and introduceing a carbon tax at its external borders;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that the environmental priority set out in the Commission’s ‘European Green Deal’ should incentivise the EU to promote its own development of ‘green’ technologies and to introduce a carbon tax at its ~~external borders~~borders that is sufficiently high to dissuade any external competitor from ignoring its international commitments, notably the 2015 Paris Agreement;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that the environmental priority set out in the Commission’s ‘European Green Deal’ should incentivise the EU to promote its own development of ‘green’ technologies and to introduce a carbon tax at its external borders; suggests preferential conditions for companies, which focus their investment on digital and environmental transformation;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a revised framework for public procurement based on systematic use of environmental, social, fair trade and sustainability award criteria;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Reminds that the environmental challenge and especially climate change and the zero toxic ambition require a revision of the environmental administrative and criminal liability, as well as to accelerate the revision of the Aarhus regulations on access to justice; in this regard, calls on the Commission to make a thorough assessment of the implementation of the Environmental Liability Directive and of the Directive on the protection of the environment through criminal law and to submit a legislative proposal for the recognition, at the EU level, of the crime of ecocide;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. In line with the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment and in the framework of the industrial strategy, calls on the Commission and the Member States to put in place policies and programmes to ensure the safety and security of industrial sites with clear liability rules for health and environmental damages, to establish rules and programmes covering the soils that were polluted by industrial activities before the adoption of the Directive 2004/35/CE and to promote the reconversion of highly polluting industrial installations;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to help tack the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by pursuing an ambitious policy of stimulating innovation in technologies of the future, in particular those using artificial intelligence., whose success is highly dependent on active support for investment through a reduction in private debt, support for the establishment of own resources and amendment of the regulatory environment, in particular the establishment of a ‘Buy European Act’ for public procurement;

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to help tack the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by pursuing an ambitious policy of stimulating innovation in technologies of the future, in particular those using artificial intelligence., while establishing a legal and regulatory framework, including oversight mechanisms, aimed at ensuring full compliance of such technologies with human rights and fundamental freedoms and safeguarding social equality and labour rights;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Calls on the Commission to help t~~Welcomes the fackt th~~e crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by pursuing an ambitious policy of stimulating innovation in technologies of the future, in particular those using artificial intelligence.~~at the Commission is making a significant contribution to tackling the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to ~~help tack the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by~~ pursu~~ing~~e an ambitious industrial policy ofwhich stimulat~~ing~~es innovation in prosperous technologies ~~of the future, in particular those using artificial intelligence.~~such as artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum and high performance computing;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the C~~OVID-19 crisis has had a profound impact on global production and has prompted the European Union to consider its future industrial strategy~~ommission’s proposal on a future EU industrial strategy was published at the very beginning of the COVID-19 crisis and has since been complemented by a further package of recovery measures for Europe’s industry and SMEs; notes that the Strategy focuses on business recovery in a first phase, reconstruction and transformation in a second phase.;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Reiterates the importance of democratic, transparent and accountable decision-making processes in order to develop and implement an EU industrial strategy beneficial for all citizens and social and economic actors; calls once again for the set-up of binding rules on lobby transparency in all the EU institutions, including restrictions on access for fossil fuel lobbies, and for the swift adoption of the proposal for a mandatory EU Transparency Register; reiterates its call for the establishment of an independent and interinstitutional EU ethics body to oversee conflicts of interest;

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that artificial intelligence (AI) has a key role to play in the European economic recovery that is urgently needed after the COVID-19 pandemic; calls on the Commission, therefore, to avoid excessive regulation and to reduce the administrative burden when creating a legal framework for AI, in order to avoid slowing the pace of innovation and the economic growth of European businesses;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that the European Commission should continue to play a leading role in global industrial policy in the future and should therefore pursue an ambitious policy that incentivises innovation, in particular in the area of digitisation and future technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Points out that the European Union has the scientific and economic potential to play a leading role in the global technological race, particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, technologies based on big data, and systems based on machine learning;

Amendment 74 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Stresses that a small number of digital service providers enjoy a dominant position within the EU and, by skilfully shifting their profits, these providers in particular are paying relatively little tax; calls on the Member States, therefore, in the absence of the preferred international solution at OECD level, to provide for a European digital tax for the digital economy to ensure fair competition within the Digital Single Market;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Points out that the digitisation of public administration could contribute to a significant reduction in bureaucracy for citizens and businesses; calls on the Member States, therefore, to take steps to structure their legal frameworks in such a way that the potential of such digitisation can be fully exploited;

Amendment 76 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Emphasises that new digital technologies, such as the internet of things, are changing the face of industry, and that the ongoing technological revolution can play an essential role in building a modern and energy-efficient European economy;

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Notes that small and medium-sized enterprises play an important role in the European industrial transformation, particularly those working in the domain of new technologies; emphasises the need for continuous support for this type of enterprise through adequate financial support and the provision of preferential competitive conditions on the digital market, where large, multinational enterprises from outside the European Union continue to dominate; points out that the proposed provisions on copyright, access to data and innovation should take into account this disparity in the potential of companies with such radically different market positions;

Amendment 78 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Points out that, according to the Commission’s Report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries of January 2020, intellectual property theft, in particular by China and India, is causing significant harm to European businesses; calls on the European Union and its Member States, therefore, to adopt a coordinated, efficient and effective approach in the fight against intellectual property crime;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Points out that a number of sectors, such as the steel and automotive industries, have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and, therefore, that the industrial strategy should include special measures, such as the postponement of measures already adopted that are placing an additional burden on these sectors;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the COVID-19 crisis has had a profound impact on global production and inter-state relationships globally, and has prompted the European Union to consider its future industrial strategy, in terms of its development and expansion, and in adapting to the current context;

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. Calls on the Commission in particular to adopt the announced Intellectual Property Action Plan quickly, as this could be a crucial tool in safeguarding European technological sovereignty, promoting fair global competition, improving the fight against intellectual property theft, and adapting the legal framework for intellectual property to environmental and digital challenges and opportunities;

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. Calls on the Commission to publish the Intellectual Property Action Plan as soon as possible, to incorporate measures to promote the single European patent and to propose measures to prevent the abuse of patent rights by non- practising entities, with a view to creating an efficient and well-balanced patent system in the service of a competitive and fair European internal market;

Amendment 82 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. Calls for the strategy to take into account the specific needs of less technologically advanced industrial regions, which depend heavily on solid fossil fuels and which are most affected by the energy transition; stresses the need to consider the risk of job losses caused by the industrial transformation, and the need to ensure workers have the appropriate level of qualifications and digital competence;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 e (new)

9e. Points out that business insolvencies often trigger a number of knock-on insolvencies and therefore welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a temporary Solvency Support Instrument; also calls on the European Commission and Member States to consider suitable further measures and legislative initiatives to prevent businesses from becoming insolvent through no fault of their own;

Amendment 9 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to maximise the potential of the Just Transition Fund to promote investments in new sustainable employment opportunities and to implement horizontal educational, training and vocational policies and programmes aimed at supporting the upskilling and reskilling of workers, job seekers and persons outside the labour market, while ensuring equal access to all without discrimination; reminds that the industrial strategy will need to protect the rights of platform workers and be fully consistent with the Union’s fundamental rights;

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2020/06/30 ITRE 704 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to Article 3(3) TEU which refers to internal market, sustainable development and social market economy,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission’s communication on a European strategy for data (COM(2020) 66),

Amendment 100 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that the digital and environmental transition~~s should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050~~, a well- functioning single market, and open strategic autonomy should be at the very core of all Unions strategies and believes therefore that an overall coordination is needed between the different approaches, targets and goals to deliver a functioning framework for our businesses and industry; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which ~~manages these~~supports and manages both the green and digital transiformations, fosters transformation ~~and guarante~~, creates long-term growth and global competitiveness based on innovation and digitalisation of strategic value chains, strengthen the entrepreneurial spirit, encourage the creation of start-ups and companies and improves the Union’s strategic resilience and autonomy;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that digital ~~and environmental~~ transitions should be at the ~~very~~ core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which ~~manages these transitions, fosters transformation~~would include economic support and accompanying measures for recovery and conversion of the different industrial sectors, in particular through SMEs, and guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy; stresses that the EU should gradually strive for environmental sustainability without compromising competitiveness and socio-economic welfare and without discriminating against any form of technology that can contribute to make the transition process economically sustainable;

Amendment 102 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Bernard GUETTA, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Katalin CSEH, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Stéphane BIJOUX, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that digital and environmental transitions and strategic leadership and autonomy should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which manages these transitions, fosters transformation ~~and guarante~~, creates long-term growth and global competitiveness based on innovation and strategic value chains, strengthens the entrepreneurial spirit, encourages the creation and upscaling of start-ups and companies and improves the Union’s strategic resilience and autonomy;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that digital and environmental transitions should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which manages these transitions, ~~fosters transformation and guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy~~provides a clear path to conduct it, including through mobilising appropriate financial resources to enable the necessary investments, and guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy for the key value chains and their raw materials required in the energy transition;

Amendment 104 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlo CALENDA, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that ~~digital and environmental transitions~~the transition to a highly energy and resource efficient, fully renewable based, net-zero GHG and toxic-free economy by 2040 should be at the very core of all Unions strategies ~~until 2050~~; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which manages these transition~~s, fosters transformation and guarantees~~ in line with the European Green Deals objectives, fosters transformation, guarantees regulatory and policy certainty and ultimately the Union’s strategic autonomy;

Amendment 105 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Nils TORVALDS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola BEER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that digital and environmental transitions and technological leadership should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which manages these transitions, fosters transformation ~~and guarante~~creates long-term growth and global competitiveness through free trade and open markets and improves the Union’´s strategic autonomy and resiliency;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that digital and environmental transitions should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy, including a strong regulatory framework, which manages these transitions leaving no-one behind, fosters transformation and guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy; climate- neutrality and international competitiveness;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that ~~digital~~the transition towards asocial, economic and environmental ~~transitions~~resilient society should be at the very core of all Unions strategies ~~until 2050~~; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which manages these transitions, fosters transformation and ~~guarantees the Union’s~~delivers on the EGD, and ensures policy and regulatory certainty and the Union’s long-term prosperity and strategic autonomy;

Amendment 108 #

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)

- having regard to the report on the safety and liability implications of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics (COM(2020)64),

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the opinion that ~~digital and environmental transitions should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context, calls on~~ the Commission toshould define a comprehensive industrial strategy ~~which manages these transitions, fosters transformation~~that fosters transformation, enhance the competitively of the EU industry and guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy;

Amendment 111 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 112 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 114 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recommends the Commission to evaluate role as accelerator of the transition of the European production capacity and competitiveness to the new industrial era by introducing policy propositions that focus on both the supply side and the demand side of technology; Underlines that the EU institutions, and especially the EC should enhance its activities in supporting marketable innovation (supply side), however taking into account that it has to become more disciplined in terms of technology transfer channels from the lab to the market, specifying relevant key performance indicators when the EU budget is employed to support industrial innovation projects; Underscores that significant engagement in actions that boost the demand side for industrial innovation are also critical for the success of any EU industrial policy and strongly recommends the development of a policy that will incentivize the engagement of the industrial organizations and firms, especially the legacy sectors, into the functions of innovation ecosystems;

Amendment 116 #

Pernille WEISS, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Tom BERENDSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that the industry strategy needs to outline the toolbox of instruments that can be applied, tailor- made for each sector or ecosystem and coordinated with Member States and that streamlines European policies and instruments;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Is of the opinion that digital and environmental transitions should be at the very core of all Unions strategies until 2050; in this context, calls on the Commission to define a comprehensive industrial strategy which manages these transitions, fosters transformation and guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy and recognition and encouragement of sector-specific ‘first movers’ who act as role models of innovation and agile business development;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Recommends the Commission to structure a strategy that enhances the role of the European Digital Innovation Hubs and the existing innovation ecosystems in Europe in the value chain of the EU industries; Advises the need to create a strategy that explores the optimal position of the European industrial transformation in the continuum between in-house innovation and open innovation; Is of the opinion that indiscriminate adoption of open innovation schemes is not necessarily in line with the global competitive interests of the EU and suggests a scheme of open innovation but within European innovation ecosystems. In the same line, recommends the design of an innovation strategy for major corporations, mid-caps and SMEs, that will link the European firms with technology providers, and especially start-ups;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Advises the Commission to boost both the quantity and the quality of innovation and technology in the European Industries that is generated and transmitted by the European start-ups, by defining start-ups distinctly from the SMEs; Stresses that a start-up, contrary to an SME, has different organizational structure, distinct financing needs and distinct risk exposures that qualify it as a different entity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem with different responsibilities and economic engagements in the technology transfer to the industrial productivity of the Union;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission’s White Paper on Artificial Intelligence: A European Approach to Excellence and Trust (COM(2020)65),

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Recommends the Commission to design a comprehensive strategy of infrastructure investments in the area of 5G/6G, cyber security and IIoT, that will enable the swift scaling and transition of the European industries to the new industrial era; Stresses the strategic importance of a European cloud as well as the need for agile data storage and management alternatives to cloud, such as edge, fog and mist computing capabilities; Suggests the further capacity development of a European semiconductors market, because, as it is possible to design the intended policy of data control, interoperability and security of interconnected machines into the silicon chip, then a European capacity in this industrial sector is strategic in terms of the global competitive position of the Union;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Recommends the Commission and the European Investment Bank who are implementers of investment instruments like the InvestEU and other similar programs, to accelerate the participation of the Member States by allowing them, when they are investing in windows like infrastructures, innovation and skills and start-ups development, the cost of their participation not to be considered as “macroeconomic liability” under the Stability and Growth Pact. This will accelerate the absorption of the funding and will improve the targeting to industrial projects that are highly additional;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Believes that the Commission and the other EU institutions have a strong capacity in developing and using innovative and emerging technologies and test them before trickling them down to the European industries through use cases; This role of the EU institutions is instrumental in experimenting with the technology before putting it into use in the private and public value chains; The EU institutions in general, and the EC in particular, should continue playing the instrumental role they now play in funding innovation partners (such as universities and research institutions) and continue using innovative technologies; However it is necessary to do so through mechanisms that mitigate the financial, technological, operational and reputational risks that now are concentrated; The EC should structure KPIs, quality standards and risk sharing mechanisms in its procurement policy as well as to develop the legal and budgetary framework that will allow its connection with innovation ecosystems; The funding of useful to industry technologies with the EU budget should produce marketable solutions and patents when possible, and royalties of these patents should be payed to the EU when the commercialization of the product is profitable in order the EU to use these proceedings for further investments in Research and Development;

Amendment 123 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Bernard GUETTA, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Katalin CSEH, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Stéphane BIJOUX, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ICalls for an inclusive industrial strategy that include all industrial ecosystems, SMEs, regions, communities and workers in its development and its implementation; is aware that market dynamics alone do not bridge the fractures created during the transformation process if there is no proper management of the transitions and no strong industrial policies; is, furthermore, aware that while markets, competition and innovation push fast towards transformation, it is society and the environment that face the impact of these transformations; considers that balancing out the number of jobs lost in traditional industries with new jobs created in the digital and environmental sectors is not enough in itself as these new jobs are neither created in the same regions nor taken up by the same workers; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ensure that these transitions are fair and socially just, and that every action aimed at accelerating a transformation process (digital, environmental, etc.) is accompanied by a corresponding initiative to up-skill and reskill workers, with the aim of managing the effects produced by that accelerated process on both regions and peoplEuropean production of essential products such as emission-intensive materials is transformed into a cleaner alternative rather than replaced by imports of the same products and that these transitions are fair and socially just, go hand-in-hand with the full implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, improved social and living standards and good working conditions, and that every action aimed at accelerating a transformation process (digital, environmental, etc.) is accompanied by a corresponding initiative to up-skill and reskill workers, with the aim of managing the effects produced by that accelerated process on both regions and the most vulnerable people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to anticipate and map the industry needs for skilled labour in order to deliver skills strategies that overcome labour demand and supply mismatch, to develop knowledge-based economy that empowers citizens to adapt and accelerate the digital and environmental transition; call on the Commission to make full use of and increase the amounts allocated to the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to financially support workers made redundant, as a result of restructuring due to Covid19 or due to the digital and environmental transformations, in their retraining, re-skilling and reintegration into the labour market in sectors of the future;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is aware that market dynamics alone do not bridge the fractures created during the transformation process if there is no proper management of the transitions and no strong industrial policies; is, furthermore, aware that while markets, competition and innovation push fast towards transformation, it is society and the environment that face the impact of these transformations; considers that balancing out the number of jobs lost in traditional industries with new jobs ~~created in~~through the digital and ~~environmental sectors~~climate and environment compatible transformation of the industry is not enough ~~in itself as~~, since these new jobs are likely neither created in the same regions nor are taken up by the same workers; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ensure that these transitions are fair and socially just, and that every action aimed at accelerating a transformation ~~process~~ (digital, e~~nvironment~~cological, etc.) is accompanied by a corresponding ~~initiative to up-sk~~policies and concrete actions aimed at managing the effects produced by that acceleration, both on regions and people; is convinced that industrial policy must rely on a strong social pillar and ~~reskill workers, with the aim of managing the effects produced by that accelerated process on both regions and people;~~ timely address the social consequences of structural change; indeed, the twin digital and ecological transition will significantly change our way of living and working; stresses that to this end focus needs to be put on regional and social cohesion and the anticipation and management of restructuring, the identification of future skills sets as well as increased investment in human resources, targeted trainings and upskilling and regional transformation processes, in order to provide people and regions with future perspectives and income as well as the industry with skilled workers;

Amendment 125 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is aware that market dynamics alone do not bridge the fractures created during the transformation process if there is no proper management of the transitions and no strong industrial policies; is, furthermore, aware that while markets, competition and innovation push fast towards transformation, it is society and the environment that face the impact of these transformations; considers that balancing out the number of jobs lost in traditional industries with new jobs created in the digital and ~~environmental~~green sectors is not enough in itself as these new jobs ~~are~~may neither be created in the same regions nor taken up by the same workers; considers industrial transformation as an opportunity to accelerate the complete phase-out of fossil fuels (including natural gas and all fossil-derived gases) and invest in renewable, clean and green production, making sure no one is left behind; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ensure that these transitions are fair and socially just, and that every action aimed at accelerating a transformation process (digital, environmental, etc.) is accompanied by a comprehensive vision and corresponding initiative to help the workforce to be as adaptable as possible, including through up-skill and reskill initiatives for workers, with the aim of leaving no one behind and managing the effects produced by that ~~accelerated proces~~transition on both regions and people; stresses oin ~~both regions and people;~~ this regard the importance of digital skills and lifelong learning approaches;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is aware that market dynamics alone do not bridge the fractures created during the transformation process if there is no proper management of the transitions and no strong industrial policies; is, furthermore, aware that while markets, competition and innovation push fast towards transformation, it is society and the environment that face the impact of these transformations; considers that balancing out the number of jobs lost in traditional industries with new jobs created in the digital and environmental sectors is not enough in itself as these new jobs are neither created in the same regions nor taken up by the same workers; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ensure that these transitions are fair and socially just, and that every action aimed at accelerating a transformation process (digital, environmental, etc.) is accompanied by a corresponding initiative to up-skill and reskill workers, ~~with the aim of managing the effects produced by that accelerated process on both regions and people~~to support workers’ participation to companies’ management and governance and their self- entrepreneurship, with the aim of managing the effects produced by that accelerated process on both regions and people; underlines in this regard the importance of lifelong learning to guarantee the permanence of workers in the labour market;

Amendment 128 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 13 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16

~~- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP))3 , _________________ 3 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0005.~~deleted

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 132 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 134 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlo CALENDA, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 135 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Is aware that market dynamics ~~alone~~ do not bridge the fractures created during the transformation process if there is no proper management of the transitions and no strong industrial policies; is, furthermore, aware that ~~while markets, competition and innovation push fast towards transformation,~~ it is society and the environment that face the impact of these transformations; considers that balancing out the number of jobs lost in traditional industries with new jobs created in the digital and environmental sectors is not enough in itself as these new jobs are neither created in the same regions nor taken up by the same workers; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ensure that these transitions are fair and socially just, and that every action aimed at accelerating a transformation process (digital, environmental, etc.) is accompanied by a corresponding initiative to up-skill and reskill workers, with the aim of managing the effects produced by that accelerated process on both regions and people;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 138 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Nils TORVALDS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola BEER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Understands strategic autonomy as a concept in which technological leadership enables EU and Member States to be politically and economically self- determined, while respecting international rules and maintaining openness to international trade with the ambition to reach more free trade agreements; highlights that European industry is highly integrated into global value chains; further recognises that strategic autonomy is not achieved by cutting ties with global value chains; considers instead that strategic autonomy and the resiliency of the Union is achieved by strengthening and developing Europe’s industrial and technological capacities by means of investments in key technologies and ensuring a well-functioning Single Market, a level playing field and a regulatory environment where companies can thrive and compete globally;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that this industrial transformation must be a chance for fossil-dominated areas to leapfrog towards the frontline of innovation and net-zero GHG emission compatible production, to make sure no one is left behind; underlines that it will be critical to ensure a more inclusive transition, and facilitate the meaningful participation of all local stakeholders, including civil society and community representatives in the design of both the Just transition plans and the end of investments in fossil fuels, including natural gas and all fossil- derived gases; stresses that the latter should not be supported in any way through the Just Transition Mechanism and should be excluded from all other public funding;

Amendment 14 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16

~~- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal (2019/2956(RSP))3 , _________________ 3~~deleted Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0005.

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers the EU industrial policy of the Union can only succeed through integrated strategic planning, pooling the resources of European players, regional and local institutions, industrial clusters, social partners, universities and research groups; highlights in this context the importance of support structures such as SME networks, regional development agencies, innovation clusters and start-up counselling for the creation of local and regional industrial value chains;

Amendment 141 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Believes that the new industrial strategy needs to be accompanied by corresponding education initiatives contributing to accelerating the transformation process of our industries and to setting ground for Europe’s industrial future; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to make massive public investments in education across Europe and to push forward the integration of education policy at EU level;

Amendment 142 #

Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Marc BOTENGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. In order to facilitate the digital transformation, it is important to assure that all citizens have the right and access to affordable green energy. This is a prerequisite for participation in economic and social activities in the course of the digital and green industrial transformation, which must include protection and support for vulnerable citizens;

Amendment 143 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Encourages the Member States and their national employment services to carry out, in the context of this initiative for vocational retraining and reshoring of industrial sectors, an assessment of the skills already acquired by workers in traditional industries and therefore immediately available to companies relocating to Europe;

Amendment 144 #

Ismail ERTUG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Believes that digitalisation and decarbonisation could result in an overall decline of the volume of work. And emphasises the need to discuss the societal distribution of labour and capital (e.g. reduction of working hours, the digitalization of services, gender inequality dynamics).

Amendment 145 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Highlights that EU industrial policy must address all social consequences of structural change in order to support good, fair and equal working conditions, quality employment, and equal opportunities, as well as access to well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems;

Amendment 146 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Considers that EU industrial policy must embrace public investment strategies that promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities throughout the Union, in order to support the equal and sustainable development of all EU regions, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, digitalisation and energy; calls on the Commission to Promote the use of public investment to create high-quality jobs and achieve ambitious social and environmental goals;

Amendment 147 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Underlines that in order to gain or maintain global leadership in strategic industrial sectors and with regard to certain technologies, especially those with a high value-added, Europe needs to provide sufficient resources for research and innovation, including the Horizon Europe programme; recalls the positive spill-over effects of innovation efforts with regard to the quantity and especially the quality of jobs;

Amendment 148 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Highlights that any industrial strategy should place workers, their representatives and trade unions, as well as workers’ interests and long-standing expertise at its core to ensure a democratic functioning; calls on the Commission to fully include workers, their representatives and trade unions at every stage of the procedure;

Amendment 149 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers~~, in the current context, that the Union requires a new,~~ that the Union requires an industrial strategy which does not only contribute to industrial recovery after the current economic crisis, but which is a tailor-made industrial strategy; t~~hat focuses on~~o attract investments in new technologies, infrastructure and research, as well as two ~~distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and the second aimed at reconstruction and transformation~~stimulate access to capital, market entries and effective competition; therefore, believes that an updated strategy should take into consideration two principle and interlinked phases: recovery and transformation; believes that the best recovery measures target investments in sustainable and digital technologies including in labour intensive industries, new infrastructure networks and projects, leading to an increase in EU internal demand and long-term growth, global competitiveness and effective competition on the EU internal market; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital and environmental objectives as priorities throughout;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20

~~- having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019)0640),~~deleted

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses on two distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and the second aimed at reconstruction and transformation; considers nevertheless that the investments which, from the recovery phase onwards, support and accelerate the digital and environmental transformation and strengthen the autonomy of the Union should be encouraged; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital and environmental objectives, the Union’s sovereignty and its strategic autonomy as priorities throughout;

Amendment 152 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses on two distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and the second aimed at reconstruction and transformation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital and environmental objectives as priorities throughout; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account when granting funds that the recovery phase represents an opportunity to accelerate the transformation of our industries towards a greener, innovative, inclusive and sovereign Europe;

Amendment 153 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Nils TORVALDS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Katalin CSEH, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses on two distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and the second aimed at reconstruction and transformation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital and environmental objectives as priorities throughout; Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into account when granting funds that the recovery phase represents an opportunity to accelerate the transformation of our industries towards a greener, digitalized, innovative and inclusive Europe;

Amendment 154 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses on two distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and the second aimed at reconstruction and transformation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to prepare a comprehensive report assessing the state of the EU economy and a feasibility to carry out a twin transition and, based on its findings, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital and environmental objectives ~~as priorities throughout~~;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses on two distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and the second aimed at reconstruction and transformation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital and environmental objectives as priorities throughout and ensuring synergies between the two to guarantee resource efficiency and achieve the circularity in industrial processes;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a ~~new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses on two distinct phases~~mutually reinforcing two-step approach for the implementation of its industrial strategy; the first step aimed at ~~recovery and~~a green and resilient recovery preparing the ground for the second step aimed at reconstruction and transformation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ~~adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the di~~strengthen all the relevant legislation and come forward with new one in order to prioritise the ecologitcal and ~~environmental objectives as priorities throughout~~the sustainable digital transitions in both phases;

Amendment 157 #

François-Xavier BELLAMY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses on two distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and the second aimed at reconstruction and transformation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital and environmental objectives and the EU’s strategic autonomy as priorities throughout;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy to every ecosystem that focuses on two distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and the second aimed at reconstruction and transformation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital and environmental objective as as key priorit~~ies~~y throughout;

Amendment 159 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses its implementation on two distinct phases; ~~the first aimed at recovery~~one aimed at consolidating jobs, adapting production to post-COVID ‘new normal’ and the second aimed at reconstruction and transformation; therefore, calls on the Commission, t~~herefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the di~~o bolster relevant existing and future legislation to prioritise the ecologitcal and ~~environmental objectives as prior~~digital transitieson throughout both phases;

Amendment 16 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Fabienne KELLER, Bernard GUETTA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Sylvie BRUNET, Nicola DANTI, Katalin CSEH, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regard to the European Council conclusions of 22 March 2019 (EUCO 1/19),

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers, in the current context, that the Union requires a new, tailor-made industrial strategy that focuses on two distinct phases; the first aimed at recovery and strengthening existing industries and the second aimed at re~~construc~~location and transformation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the strategy published in March 2020 to the current situation and address both phases, while keeping the digital ~~and environmental~~ objectives as a priorit~~ies~~y throughout;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines the importance of a comprehensive and effective overall governance for the industrial transformation that ensures consistency with the objectives of the European Green Deal, which is crucial to its success; points to the need for ensuring transparency on the industrial ecosystems that have been identified, in particular as regards the criteria to be considered part of an ecosystem and hence structural exchanges with the Commission, the exact break down per type of actor in each identified ecosystems and information on outcomes and topics discussed, as well as the role of the Industrial Forum and the Alliances in relation to these ecosystems; stresses that civil society, consumer organisations and trade unions should be part of developing ground rules and agreeing of priorities for the sectoral pathways to be developed;

Amendment 162 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that any EU industrial strategy must pursue well-defined aims and clear definitions of “strategic”, “strategic autonomy”, “resilience”, “strategic resilience”, “autonomy” and other related concepts; stresses that such concepts, in order to secure full transparency, must refer to specific and concrete definitions to ensure that the actions taken with reference to these concepts are specific and well-aimed towards the politically agreed goals; underlines, furthermore, that any state aid attributed under industrial or any other policies should adhere to the common “balancing principle” to ensure a level- playing field and that distortions in competition and the Single Market is avoided to the greatest extent possible;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Believes that the new long-term strategy for Europe’s industrial future should contribute to combating the gender pay gap and the gender pension gap that still affect the European labour market and, more generally, the European society; calls on the Commission to take into due account the gender dimension in the implementation of the European industrial strategy - both in the recovery and in the reconstruction and transformation phases, including the use of gender budgeting tools in the definition of the financial instruments supporting the industrial and economic growth of the European Union;

Amendment 164 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Bart GROOTHUIS, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of coherent and coordinated EU approach in supporting European industries, in particular SMEs and safeguarding the employment in Europe for preserving and strengthening the Single market to the benefit of European citizens and businesses;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create a supportive environment for business that enables them develop and growth by reducing regulatory burden and eventually eliminating certain tax obligations to facilitate new jobs creation;

Amendment 166 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Acknowledges that the corona crisis risks leading to increased economic nationalism and protectionism, furthermore the challenge of rule-based free trade and global value chains is further challenged with the re- nationalization of production the breaking up of global value chains which is a threat to European competitiveness; to this end, calls on stakeholders to diversify their supply chains in order to reduce vulnerability;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Reiterates that, in order to ensure a long-term and sustainable industrial future for the European Union, it is key to focus on the enhancement of the skills and of the entrepreneurial capacity of the EU citizens as a powerful form to support their labour market participation;

Amendment 168 #

3c. Calls on the Commission to closely examine the impact of European import dependency from third countries, notably countries where the state exercises significant influence on the market, and include measures to cope with any disruption in global value chains, specifically by means of increased EU coordination and strategic global partnerships;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Phase One - Recovery~~Industrial recovery and investing for the future

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission Communication of 2 June 2020 on the Roadmap of the Pharmaceutical Strategy – timely patient access to affordable medicines,

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

Phase One - Fast Recovery

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Temporary State Aid framework as a way to promptly transfer liquidity to otherwise solvent business where urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that the aid provided in the emergency phase does not ~~lead to permanent distortions in the single market~~distort competition or lead to a lack of effective competition on the single market; furthermore, recommends a revision of the EU State Aid Rules in order to give Member States the necessary flexibility for targeted support in driving industrial decarbonisation and digitalization, and to analyse thoroughly potential competition distortion from state aid coming from outside of the EU and its potential impact on the competitiveness of EU businesses; encourages the Commission to establish a reporting on the ways foreign protectionism affects EU industry and regular assessment of EU competitiveness of industry sectors compared to Europe’s main competitors, and act rapidly if adjustments of EU rules are necessary;

Amendment 172 #

Maria SPYRAKI, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Eva MAYDELL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the ~~Temporary~~extraordinary financial means under the State Aid fFramework ~~as a way to promptly transfer liquidit~~to support businesses and workers when countering the pandemic’s economic fallout; calls on the Commission to set common minimum standards in order to specify wthe re ~~urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that th~~quirement for companies receiving financial assistance to be in line with ESG criteria and taxation transparency, in order to avoid different national criteria giving rise to further discrepancies and to demonstrate how the public support received is used to align their operation with EU’s climate aind ~~provided in the emergency phase does not lead to permanent distortions in the single market~~environmental objectives and the Paris Agreement; recalls that aid should only be granted to cover the losses incurred due to COVID-19; Underlines that States aid should only be granted to companies facing the immediate effects of COVID-19 and not those that were already financially unhealthy pre-crisis;

Amendment 173 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Valérie HAYER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Pierre KARLESKIND, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the measures taken by the Union to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, the injection of liquidity by the ECB, the relaxation of the rules of the Stability Pact, the increase in the EIB’s capital for SMEs and the SURE initiative to help Member States finance short-time working arrangements, maintain employment and protect workers; welcomes the Temporary State Aid framework as a way to promptly transfer liquidity where urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that the aid provided in the emergency phase is justified by the consequences of the pandemic, does not lead to permanent distortions in the single market; and that no strategic sector is neglected;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Temporary State Aid framework as a way to promptly transfer liquidity where urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that the aid provided in the emergency phase does not lead to permanent distortions in the single market; calls on the Commission to review its State Aid policy, based on an impact assessment on the competitiveness of the European industry and explicitly acknowledging global competitiveness of the European industry as an objective of common interest;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Temporary State Aid framework as a way to promptly transfer liquidity where urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that the aid provided in the emergency phase does not lead to permanent distortions in the single market; calls on the Commission to review its State Aid policy, including an evaluation of distortions on a global level impacting the competitiveness of European industry;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Temporary State Aid framework as a way to promptly transfer liquidity where urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that the aid provided in the emergency phase does not lead to permanent distortions in the single market; Calls on the Commission to review its State Aid policy, including an evaluation of distortions on a global level impacting the competitiveness of European industry;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Temporary State Aid framework as a way to promptly transfer liquidity where urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that the aid provided in the emergency phase does not lead to permanent distortions in the single market nor to spending conflicting with the European Green Deal and the overall climate objectives of the Union;

Amendment 178 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Temporary State Aid framework as a way to promptly transfer liquidity where urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that the aid provided in the emergency phase is justified by the consequences of the pandemic and does not lead to permanent distortions in the single market and that no strategic sectors are overlooked;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)

- having regard to the conclusions of the European Council (22 May 2013),

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 181 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the Temporary State Aid framework as a way to promptly transfer liquidity where urgently needed; calls on the Commission nonetheless to ensure that preventing the fragmentation of the single market as a result of the inherent nature of the aid provided in the emergency phase ~~does not lead to p~~is a short-term an~~ent distortions in the single market~~d medium-term priority;

Amendment 182 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 184 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commissions to revise the state aid rules, in particular the General Block Exemption Regulation and the Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy, to be fully consistent with the EU’s GHG reduction and environmental objectives and to end fossil fuels subsidies including disguised aid granted to fossil fuels, such as compensation for stranded assets, or infrastructure investments including airport expansions; insists on their application in the approval process for state aid elements in Member State recovery packages to ensure that these are consistent with the European Green Deal;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that the Union and the Member States must stand united to foster the position of the European industry in the world, creating a broad competitive industrial base in line with the 2050 climate neutrality target; underlines that quality job creation, social protection, well-functioning public services and the rule of law play an important role for thriving industrial activities in this context;

Amendment 186 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Pierre KARLESKIND, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to create a new recovery instrument, Next Generation EU of €750 billion; calls for an ambitious and stronger long-term EU budget for 2021- 2027, having regard to the Resolution of the European Parliament on the new multiannual financial framework, own resources and the recovery plan (2020/2631(RSP));

Amendment 187 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights that emergency public support measures are incompatible with the use of tax havens and the payment of dividends to shareholders, and shall comply with strict environmental and social conditionalities. amongst which safeguarding jobs;

Amendment 188 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Welcomes the identification of 14 ecosystems by the Commission and the inclusive approach of bringing together all actors operating in a value chain in order to promote European leadership in strategic sectors and competitiveness on the global stage; underlines the need to ensure that SME will thrive within each ecosystem;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Welcomes the enhanced InvestEU, with its new window on strategic investments that should play a key role in the first phase of recovery for the strategic autonomy of the EU;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 35 a (new)

- having regard to the “EU Energy Intensive Industries’ Masterplan 2050. Report from the High Level Group on Energy-intensive Industries, 2019”,

Amendment 190 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the economic schemes put in place by individual Member States to help SMEs and companies cope with the short-term cash crunch are useful, but will increase the debt levels of these firms; in this context, therefore, calls on the Commission to facilitate recovery through fiscal schemes that favour equity over debt and grants over loans and/or guarantees;

Amendment 191 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the economic schemes put in place by individual Member States to help SMEs and companies cope with the short-term cash crunch are useful, but will increase the debt levels of these firms; in this context, therefore, calls on the Commission to facilitate recovery through fiscal schemes ~~that favour equity over debt and~~focused more on grants ~~over~~than on loans and/or guarantees;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the economic schemes put in place by individual Member States to help SMEs and companies cope with the short-term cash crunch are useful, but will increase the debt levels of these firms and weaken their economies; in this context, therefore, calls on the Commission to facilitate recovery through fiscal schemes that favour equity over debt and grants over loans and/or guarantees;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the economic schemes put in place by individual Member States to help SMEs and start-ups and companies cope with the short-term cash crunch are useful, but will increase the debt levels of these firms; in this context, therefore, calls on the Commission to facilitate recovery through fiscal schemes that favour equity over debt and grants over loans and/or guarantees;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the economic schemes put in place by individual Member States to help SMEs and companies cope with the short-term cash crunch are useful, but will increase the debt levels of these firms; in this context, therefore, calls on the Commission to facilitate recovery through ~~fiscal scheme~~proposals that favour equity over debt and grants over loans and/or guarantees;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the economic schemes put in place by individual Member States to help SMEs, start-ups and companies cope with the short-term cash crunch are useful, but ~~will~~might in some cases increase the debt levels of these firms; in this context, therefore, calls on the Commission to ~~facilitate recovery through fiscal schemes that favour equity over debt and grants over loans and/or guarantees~~in addition to the planned measures facilitate recovery through regulatory ease;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that there are specific attributes that make the transition to a net-zero GHG emission economy particularly suited to recovery measures that seek to quickly boost consumer demand and employment; highlights that evidence conveys that green sustainable projects create more jobs, deliver higher short-term returns per euro spend and lead to increased long-term cost savings in comparison with traditional fiscal stimulus, since they are quick to scale up as the technology is readily available (e.g. renewables), they tend to involve SMEs and foster local economies through strong employment effects, so quickly increase disposable income of consumers (e.g. energy efficiency), and they are less exposed to external shocks and thus contribute to a more resilient social and economic recovery; stresses that ‘green’ is to be defined in compliance with the EU taxonomy, while all funding should be aligned with the principles and the 1.5 temperature goals of the Paris agreement and ensure that no significant harm is done to environmental or social objectives;

Amendment 198 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that the EU recovery should contribute to a more resilient, sustainable and fair Europe; encourages the Commission to introduce risk assessment activities and support SME investments aimed at enhancing companies’ ability to deal with unforeseen events facing and managing possible future crisis, building more resilient companies and ensuring the business continuity;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines, moreover, that emergency assistance in the wake of a crisis situation, such as Covid-19, should only be provided to undertakings that respect applicable collective agreements and to companies that refrain from buying back shares, paying dividends to shareholders and giving bonuses to executives, and that are not registered in tax havens;

Amendment 2 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)

- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 a (new)

- having regard to the conclusions on “More circularity - Transition to a sustainable society” as adopted by the Council at its 3716th meeting held on 4 October 2019 (12791/19),

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the importance of understanding the dynamics between the recovery plan, our climate and digital ambitions and an effective industrial strategy;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Highlights the importance of understanding the dynamics between the recovery plan, our climate and digital ambitions and an effective industrial strategy;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to ~~include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate indus~~elaborate a strategy to redeploy, respectively relocate industries in Europe in terms of their strategic importance and from a climate neutrial ~~production in strategic sectors; calls,~~ity point of view shortening and diversifying supply chains and avoiding unnecessary GHG emission; moreover, calls on the Commission to adopt a stronger stan~~ce on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign fund~~d towards predative acquisitions by SOEs and Sovereign funds and unfair global competition, such as caused by negligence of labour standards, health and safety requirements as well as unjustified state aid in third countries for lowering factor costs of production not in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement, the SDGs or efforts to mitigate the impact of the COVID crisis; is of the opinion, that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme; supports a reinforced rule-based multilateral trading system which must be made consistent with global efforts to halt climate change and biodiversity loss, and prevent strong international actors to abuse their market power; calls on the Commission to proceed with its Green Deal Diplomacy agenda;

Amendment 203 #

Nicola DANTI, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to ~~redeploy~~attract industries into Europe ~~and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors; calls, moreover, on the Commission to~~to strengthen and promote relocation and diversification of European industries in strategic sectors such as renewable energy production and pharmaceuticals, that are not already resilient; stresses the importance of European industries in ensuring decent living standards for its citizens and in achieving growth and recovery; while recognises that European companies are deeply integrated into global value chains as well as continued access to global value chains is pivotal for European industrial competitiveness; in this context, calls, moreover, on the Commission to stand up for open and rules-based cross-border trade and improve access to international markets for Europe’s companies while taking a leading role in promoting digital trade globally; and adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should ~~implement a prov~~strengthen the existing TDI scheme; and use competition policy tools towards companies in third countries as appropriate; calls therefore on the Commission~~al TDI scheme~~ to propose immediately a temporary ban of foreign takeovers of European companies by SOEs or government linked companies from third countries in strategic sectors;

Amendment 204 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to ~~redeploy~~attract industries in Europe, to increase and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors; ~~calls, moreover, on the Commission~~in this regard, encourages the use of incentives such as requiring the purchase of a higher degree of local (EU/EEA) production from sectors receiving aid temporarily and the introduction of a new conditionality for access to funding; calls, moreover, on the Commission to assess the feasibility of setting up strategic stocks for certain critical products and to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions ~~by SOE~~directly or indirectly supported by states and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme while carrying out a longer-term reflection on reciprocity in market access and without delay, strengthen the EU foreign investment screening framework; welcomes the Commission’s white paper on foreign subsidies;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; i~~s of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a prov~~n this context, calls for a substantial strengthening and swift adoption of Regulation 654/2014 (Enforcement Regulation), stresses that this is an important tool to protect the Union’s interests when third countries adopt illegal measures that negatively hit our businesses; Welcomes the White paper on levelling the playing field as regards subsidies and calls on the Commission~~al TDI scheme~~ to come forward with appropriate proposals for legal instruments to address the distortive effects caused within the Single Market, including in public procurement procedures;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to ~~redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors; calls, moreover, on the Commission~~advance a smart re-shore of EU undertakings in strategic sectors in order to reduce dependence and vulnerabilities of strategic supply chains and infrastructures; is the of opinion that such re-shoring may represent an opportunity for EU most peripherals and less industrialized regions; in this regard, asks the Commission to establish a common reserve fund for critical and strategic products and to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme;

Amendment 207 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan ~~a strategy to~~concrete measures to support the redeployment of industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; icalls ofn the ~~opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme~~Council to further advance in the negotiations on the International Procurement Instruments (IPI) that provides for reciprocity and mutual standards; is of the opinion that the Union should use more assertively TDI measures, to systematically tackle unfair dumping and subsidy practices;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production in essential and strategic sectors; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme through the increase of custom duties on products considered essential in order to favour European production as well as the promotion of other possible means other than traditional instruments to support industry;

Amendment 209 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Mohammed CHAHIM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include, in the recovery plan, a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors~~; calls, moreover,~~, enabling the development of symbiosis between sectors for an effective EU circular industry; to allow transitions to happen more widely and to better ensure more efficient resource use and reduction in use overall. Moreover, calls on the Commission to adopt a stronger stan~~ce on~~d towards unfair global competition and predat~~ory~~ive acquisitions by SOEs and sSovereign funds; is of the opinion, that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme;

Amendment 21 #

Jens GEIER, Victor NEGRESCU, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 a (new)

- having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 November 2018 on the Work Plan for Culture 2019-2022 (2018/C 460/10),

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors; highlights the importance of ensuring in the future the sufficient and continuous production of strategic goods, such as medical and healthcare equipment, in the EU in the crisis situations; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors , including final and non-final products; Stresses that the industrial dependence in third countries leaves the European Union in a weak position to face unexpected situations; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 213 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Pide a la Comisión que incluya en el plan de recuperación una estrategia para reubicar la industria en Europa y relocalizar la producción industrial de sectores estratégicos; pide asimismo a la Comisión que adopte una postura más firme sobre la competencia desleal mundial y las adquisiciones abusivas por parte de empresas públicas y de fondos soberanos; estima que, en este contexto, la Unión debe aplicar un régimen provisional de instrumentos de defensa comercial para dotar a sectores estratégicos que por su naturaleza no le son aplicables las reglas y herramientas de la OMC contra el dumping;

Amendment 214 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to ~~relocat~~guarantee industrial production in strategic sectors; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI schem such as medicines or medical devices, including through public sector initiative;

Amendment 215 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to ~~redeploy~~strengthen European industries in Europe and globally, and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors that are not already resilient or global leaders, in a WTO-compliant way; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 217 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe, re-strengthen strategic European markets and value- chains and to relocate industrial production in strategic sectors in the EU; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme;

Amendment 218 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to relocate industrial production and key value chains in strategic sectors; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme;

Amendment 22 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 b (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 22 May 2018on ‘Building a Stronger Europe: the role of youth, education and culture policies’ (COM(2018) 268),

Amendment 220 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Clara AGUILERA, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include in the recovery plan a strategy to redeploy industries in Europe and to ~~relocate industrial production in~~pinpoint the sectors it considers to be strategic sectors; calls, moreover, on the Commission to adopt a stronger stance on unfair global competition and predatory acquisitions by SOEs and sovereign funds; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a (new)

a. Calls on the Commission to propose appropriate responses to strengthen the single market, due to its potential to reinforce the European industry. In addition to underline the need to address possible social reactions and develop concepts and ideas that can respond to the challenges we face, such as the jobs that will disappear.

Amendment 222 #

Łukasz KOHUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights that European industries operate within a complex, multi-layered global supply chains the proper operation of which necessitates predictable, efficient and fair trade environment; calls on the Commission to ensure that the pursuit of European strategic autonomy contributes to this international trade environment;

Amendment 223 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to consider the creation of a cooperative ecosystem among Member States that allows to give priority to national and European companies which keep their headquarters, their production and employment within the Union in the framework of public contracts;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the importance of the Union maintaining a secure supply of medicines and medical equipment; recalls that 76,6% of active pharmaceutical ingredients for on-patent products are already sourced from within Europe, with 11.9% from the US and only 9% from Asia (including Japan and South Korea);

Amendment 225 #

6a. Highlights that European competitiveness is primarily determined by the general business climate in the EU, calls therefore for the continued work to strengthen the business environment for SMEs as well as strategic industries;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote entrepreneurship in their training and educational programs as well as measures that encourage the creativity and innovation needed to face the current uncertain situation;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Requests the Commission to consider proposing ways to ensure that its supply chain network is made more resilient, and to put in place a medicine shortage risk mitigation plan to manage any vulnerabilities in and risks to the supply chain for critical medicines;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls on the Commission to preserve a vibrant research-based pharmaceutical industry on its territory, considering that the EU remains by far the first manufacturing region of active pharmaceutical ingredients for on-patent medicines;

Amendment 229 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market in strategic sectors and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers; calls on the Commission to closely monitor and provide necessary assistance in the implementation of the Regulation on the screening of foreign direct investment in order to protect access to strategic industries, infrastructure, key enabling technologies, or any other assets in the interests of security and cybersecurity and to safeguard competitiveness in the European Single Market; welcomes the White Paper on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies and calls on the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal in order to prevent hostiles take overs by third country companies heavily subsidised by their governments and address the distortive effects caused within the single market; requests a swift adoption of Regulation 654/2014 (Enforcement Regulation);

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 c (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 22 May 2018 on ‘A New European Agenda for Culture’ (COM(2018) 267),

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should ~~protect its marke~~invest in R&I in both digitalisation and green projects, including but not limited to interconnected transport, energy, digital and water infrastructure networks as well as protect ints strategic sectors ~~and~~by strengthening measures to scan and ultimately block takeovers and FDI in strategic sectors that could further increase its dependency on ~~foreign powers;~~ non-allied foreign actors and system rivals where the state exercises significant influence in the market; in order decrease market distorting behaviour such as protectionism and a selective, discriminatory benefit in the single market;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should ~~protect its marke~~invest in R&I in both digitalisation and green projects, including but not limited to interconnected transport, energy, digital and water infrastructure networks as well as protect ints strategic sectors ~~and~~by strengthening measures to scan and ultimately block takeovers and FDI in strategic sectors that could further increase its dependency on ~~foreign powers~~non-allied foreign actors and system rivals where the state exercises significant influence in the market; in order decrease market distorting behaviour such as protectionism and as elective, discriminatory benefit in the single market;

Amendment 232 #

Nicola DANTI, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market in strategic sectors and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers; welcomes in this regard the presentation of the White paper on an Instrument on Foreign Subsidies and urges the Commission to come forward with a legislative proposal as soon as possible;

Amendment 233 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Pierre KARLESKIND, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase and afterwards, the Union should better protect its market in strategic sectors, in particular by restricting access to some public procurements, introducing a European preference and European certifications for defined strategic sectors and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market in strategic sectors and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers; welcomes the guidelines on the EU framework for the screening of FDI and calls on the Commission to strengthen it without delay;

Amendment 235 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market and enterprises in strategic sectors and block takeovers and ~~FDI that coul~~foreign direct and indirect investments to preserve European jobs and know-how within each specific territory and avoid further increase of its dependency on foreign powers;

Amendment 236 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Mohammed CHAHIM, Josianne CUTAJAR, Łukasz KOHUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, ~~dur~~ing this critical phase, the Union should protect its market in strategic sectors and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers; along with fostering energy and material efficiency to decrease dependence on imports and improve resilience to global crises;

Amendment 237 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlo CALENDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market and value-chains in strategic sectors for the achievement of European strategic autonomy, climate-neutrality and digitalisation and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers;

Amendment 238 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 239 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Nils TORVALDS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola BEER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, ~~during this critical phase, the Union sh~~when an increased number of markets are concentrated aroulnd ~~protect its market in strategic sectors and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign power~~few actors, customer benefit, innovation and efficiency can be undermined; Calls for continued competition monitoring and supervision in order to secure functional, dynamic and open markets that stimulates investments;

Amendment 24 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 d (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 14 November 2017 on ‘Strengthening European Identity through Education and Culture’(COM(2017) 673),

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market in strategic sectors ~~and~~such as medical devices, cybersecurity and nickel and steel production, and if necessary block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market in strategic sectors, especially for strategic metals such aluminium and steel and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers;

Amendment 242 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect ~~its market in strategic sectors and block takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers~~and extend the role of public initiative and investment especially in strategic sectors considered too important to be left to the market;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that, during this critical phase, the Union should protect its market in strategic sectors ~~and~~by blocking hostile takeovers and FDI that could further increase its dependency on foreign powers;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Highlights that the primary tools in ensuring a proper European defence against unfair competition from third countries should be through enforcement of existing trade deals, the Trade Defensive Instruments (TDI), the Foreign Direct Investment Screening (FDI screening); Welcomes in this regard the publication of the White Paper on an Instrument on Foreign Subsidies by the Commission, ensuring the level playing field of the single market; stresses that these four tools can be effective and additionally does not distort the single market and competition inside the EU and should thus be considered as a starting point preferable to other methods to address unfair competition from third countries;

Amendment 245 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Nils TORVALDS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola BEER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recognizes the importance of the Unions competition policy as a key driver of EU competitiveness; calls for a review of the definition of markets so as to allow for a more realistic and dynamic application of the rules; further, emphasizes the need to ensure sufficient speed, transparency and proportionate in the administrative and procedural framework of EU competition proceedings, particularly in EU merger control; underlines the importance of effective leniency policy for antitrust infringements;

Amendment 246 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Clara AGUILERA, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to preserve a strong research-based pharmaceutical industry on the EU territory and to address in its next pharmaceutical and industrial strategies measures focused on ensuring that Europe ‘‘remains an innovator and world leader’’, as outlined in President von der Leyen’s mission letter to Commissioner for health Stella Kyriakides;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls for a rapid reform of European competition policy to enable the creation of European leaders in the global market; considers urgent for the Union to review its definition of the relevant market, which must be analysed at global level so that it no longer constitutes a barrier to the global competitiveness of our industries;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that in order to maintain a level playing field, its food sovereignty and sustainable practices, the EU must ensure that sensitive and essential sectors are not used as a bargaining chip in the negotiations of future trade agreements;

Amendment 249 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Clara AGUILERA, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Emphasis that the leadership of European Industries in key sectors should be maintained and developed, especially for those that proved to be vital during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as health and the food sector;

Amendment 25 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 e (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 13 December 2016 on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries (2016/2072(INI)),

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Is of the opinion that the industrial recovery plan should help to create~~Welcomes the ambition to create lead markets in clean technologies and is of the opinion that the industrial recovery plan should strengthen our strategic autonomy, without eroding trust in market openness and access, as well as freedom of choice, through increased technological capacity, diversified global value chains and entrepreneurial spirit creating a new ambitious, creative and innovative ~~European industrial projects which~~environment for European business and industrial projects to be created and grow; considers funding in research and innovation essential as a basis for innovative industrial projects and digital capabilities and believes this should go hand in hand with the current ~~revi~~analysis by the Commission of the guidelines for ‘Important Projects of Common European Interest’ (IPCEI), in order to encourage the ~~emergence~~speeding up of European leaders and/or ecosystems in strategic industrial sectors ~~that are capable of competing on a global scale;~~ , including energy intensive industries, that the market alone cannot provide and that are capable of competing on a global scale without creating competition distortions in the EU; calls on the Commission to invest in projects bringing clear European visibility; calls on the Commission, in the current crisis, to simplify administrative processes, extend the criteria for cost eligibility, and increase funding;

Amendment 251 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is of the opinion that the industrial recovery plan should help to create new ambitious and innovative European industrial projects which go hand in hand with the current revision of the guidelines for ‘Important Projects of Common European Interest’ (IPCEI), in order to encourage the emergence of European leaders in strategic industrial sectors that are capable of competing on a global scale and to facilitate the participation of SMEs in future IPCEIs; calls on the Commission to consider a revision of its 2014 guidelines to include the resilience of strategic value chains in the common European interest and European sovereignty in strategic areas as criteria for defining IPCEIs; calls in particular for the health value chain to be swiftly structured within an IPCEI covering health products essential to fighting ongoing and future sanitary crises (PPEs, MDs, antibiotics, vaccines…) as well as innovative health products (biotechnologies, e-health);

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is of the opinion that the industrial recovery plan should help to create new ambitious and innovative European industrial projects which go hand in hand with the current revision of the guidelines for ‘Important Projects of Common European Interest’ (IPCEI), in order to encourage the emergence of European leaders and to strengthen well-structured supply chains in strategic industrial sectors that are capable of competing on a global scale; in this regard, recalls the recommendations of the Strategic Forum on Important Projects of Common European Interest on six Strategic Value Chains - Connected, clean and autonomous vehicles; Hydrogen technologies and systems; Smart health; Industrial Internet of Things; Low- carbon industry; Cybersecurity - that complement the already identified strategic value chains for batteries, microelectronics and high-performance computing;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is of the opinion that the industrial recovery plan should help to create new ambitious and innovative European industrial projects ~~which go~~fully in line with the net-zero GHG objective and the European Green Deal and going hand in hand with the current revision of the guidelines for ‘Important Projects of Common European Interest’ (IPCEI), in order to encourage the emergence of European leaders in strategic industrial sectors that are capable of competing on a global scale; calls on the Commission to define an investment prioritisation list, outlining which technologies can contribute to achieving EU objectives and have to be scaled up and which technologies should be excluded, including in particular fossil fuel technologies and projects;

Amendment 254 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is of the opinion that the industrial recovery plan should support the most innovative, sustainable and competitive sectors and help to create new ambitious ~~and innovativ~~cutting-edge European industrial projects and industrial alliances, which go hand in hand with the current revision of the guidelines for ‘Important Projects of Common European Iinterest’ (IPCEIs), in order to en~~courage~~sure their compliance with the Union’s climate and environmental goals, with specific consideration of the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, and increased transparency in their implementation, with the overall goal of fostering the emergence of European leaders in strategic industrial sectors that are sustainable and capable of competing on a global scale;

Amendment 255 #

François-Xavier BELLAMY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is of the opinion that the industrial recovery plan should support the most innovative and competitive sectors and help to create new ambitious, sustainable and innovative European industrial projects in line with the Union policy priorities such as the fight against climate change which go hand in hand with the current revision of the guidelines for ‘Important Projects of Common European Interest’ (IPCEI), in order to encourage the emergence of European leaders in strategic industrial sectors that are sustainable, increase the European employment level and are capable of competing on a global scale;

Amendment 257 #

Antonio TAJANI, Salvatore DE MEO, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 258 #

Amendment 259 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Nils TORVALDS, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola BEER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 26 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 f (new)

- having regard to the “Masterplan for a Competitive Transformation of EU Energy-intensive Industries Enabling a Climate-neutral Circular Economy by 2050” Report from the High-Level Group on Energy-Intensive Industries,

Amendment 260 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 261 #

Marc BOTENGA, Sira REGO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 264 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is of the opinion that the industrial recovery plan should help to createing new ambitious and innovative European industrial projects, which go hand in hand with the current revision of the guidelines for ~~‘Import~~Major Europeant Projects of Common ~~European~~ Interest’ (~~IPCEI),~~MEPCIs) in order to encourage the emergence of European leaders in strategic industrial sectors that are capable of competing on a global scale and that will contribute to achieving a climate- neutral, renewable-based energy system;

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 267 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Clara AGUILERA, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Expresses concern with the delays in the implementation of energy projects caused by disruption of supply chains and shifting investment funds to achieve immediate goals related to fighting the pandemic and alleviating its most acute socio-economic impacts, that could negatively impact targets enshrined in the EU’s climate and energy policy; expresses opinion that current situation is proving that while planning the recovery from the crisis Europe needs to strengthen the resilience of its economy and supply chains to external shocks and to increase technological sovereignty in strategic sectors; calls therefore to recognise wind , solar and energy storage technologies as strategic value chains and to prepare measures and stimuli for their development in Europe, including through reshoring, in particular, to include them in the work of the High- Level Forum on IPCEI, to support the role of local content in the RES supply chain and legislation, to study feasibility to launch relevant IPCEIs in these sectors, to adapt State Aid regulatory framework to encourage public support for them, and to ensure a level-playing field for EU and non-EU manufactures;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Welcomes the launch by the Commission of new industrial Alliances which have demonstrated their potential added value for EU competitiveness; Calls on the Commission to launch more new Alliances in the sectors of space, aeronautic health, critical raw materials, and renewable energies, medical equipment, medical personal protective equipment and vital pharmaceutical production for lowering EU dependence on import from third countries;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to further improve measures to prevent imbalances in the European industrial supply chains and to assess the entity of disruptions in cross-border value-chains where unfair trading practices put at risk some of their links;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that ~~make~~renders its industries more globally competitive, resilient and ~~environmentally sustainable~~in line with the 1.5 degree temperature goal of the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal; whereas such a strategy ~~should cover~~needs to ensure the transition ~~of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neu~~to a modern, digitalised, fully renewables based, highly energy- and resource- efficient, net-zero GHG emission European industrial~~ity, prioritising~~ base by 2040 at the latest; whereas focus needs to be put on the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy ~~savings and renewable energy technologies~~and resource savings, renewable energy technologies, circularity and a non-toxic environment, while maintaining and developing international competitiveness and avoiding the delocalisation of European industries; whereas industrial competitiveness and climate policy are mutually reinforcing and innovative and climate-neutral reindustrialisation will create local jobs and ensure the competitiveness of the European economy;

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. encourages the Commission to further support the six strategic value chains for the UE identified by the European Strategic Forum on IPCEI and recommends to substantially increase R&D&I financing for climate- related policy in these sectors;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the importance of additive manufacturing technologies for solving the supply chain gaps, by allowing the substitution of critical parts of global sources with locally produced parts and calls the Commission to allocate necessary funding;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Asks the Commission to ensure the effectiveness of the proposed ‘alliance structures’ by establishing minimum criteria and elements for their target setting, regular monitoring and evaluation;

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Recalls that the European climate and energy policy will require high volumes of metals and minerals for its strategic technologies, including wind, solar, energy storage technologies; expresses concern that Europe is highly reliant on other areas of world for its supply of many of these metals and minerals, and is gradually losing its global share even for the materials where it does have industrial capacity; stresses that Europe’s autonomy in strategic sectors cannot be achieved without competitive and sustainable EU ecosystem for base, precious and critical materials from primary and secondary sources; underlines in this respect the significance of Circular Economy Action Plan and stresses however that Europe needs to boost its capacity for all stages of the raw materials value chain: mining, recycling, and smelting, refining and transformation;

Amendment 274 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Pierre KARLESKIND, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Bart GROOTHUIS, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Considers innovation as the key driver for economic recovery and growth; Highlights that funding in research and innovation is essentials in this recovery phase; Calls on the Commission to encourage the pooling of resources on research and innovation on an EU-wide scale, increase entrepreneurial spirit and create a new ambitious, creative and innovative environment for European business and industrial projects;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Welcomes the announcement of Critical Raw Materials Action Plan and Alliance, envisaged by the industrial strategy; expresses opinion that the scope of the Alliance should not be limited to critical raw materials and should be aimed at development of integrated ecosystem for the range of materials, metals, and minerals required for energy transition;

Amendment 276 #

8c. Welcomes the Industrial Forum initiative of the Commission; calls on the Commission to ensure a continuous dialogue as well as an effective and fully transparent governance approach that oversees implementation and stimulates synergies between regulations, instruments and private funding;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Draws attention that European raw materials value chain and energy intensive industries meet the highest environmental and social standards and that the politics of decarbonisation is forcing them to undertake an enormous effort of industrial electrification and gasification; points out in this regard to the necessity to ensure a level playing field and fair trade conditions, particularly at a time of pandemic crisis when European companies are at their weakest and recovering non-European economies are having a strong rationale to oversupply global market or engage in strategic stockpiling; expresses particular concerns over European steel industry which already challenging situation was compounded by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic; regrets the failure of Global Forum of Steel Excess Capacity to tackle efficiently the problem of global overcapacity and subsidised export and calls on the Commission to consider application of trade defence instruments where necessary;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory part

9. C~~onsiders the Recovery Fund (hereinafter ‘the Fund’) to be the pillar of the first phase: the EU’s industrial recovery from COVID-19~~alls for an effective frontloading of the € 750 bn European Recovery Instrument; considers it as insufficient to ensure a full recovery and transformation of the European economy; stresses that the recovery investment will have long- term benefits to the extent that the investments are in environmental and social resilience; demands that Parliament be involved in the shaping, adoption and implementation of the recovery fund, and that it be at the centre of the decision-making process to ensure democratic accountability; calls on the Commission to ensure that the fund is implemented swiftly and:

Amendment 279 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory part

9. ~~Considers the Recovery Fund (hereinafter ‘the Fund’) to be the pillar of the first phase: the EU’s industrial recovery from COVID-19~~Welcomes the presentation of Next Generation EU as the pillar of EU recovery from COVID-19; Recognize the need to support a green and resilient recovery; calls on the Commission to ensure that the fund is implemented swiftly and:

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, ~~resilient~~innovative, inclusive, resilient, digitalised and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, strengthen European leadership and competitiveness and decrease dependency from other parts of the world in strategic value chains, while preserving an open market, prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and decarbonised and renewable energy technologies;

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a

a. has sufficient financial capacity to offset the damage caused by the COVID- 19 crisis to European industries to mitigate the short-term working capital shortage and to push forward capital investment in the medium and long-term in order to support the transition to the green economy and catalyse the digital transformation;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a

a. has sufficient financial capacity to offset the damage caused by the COVID- 19 crisis to European industries and to engine their ecological and sustainable digital transformation;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a

a. has sufficient financial capacity ~~to offset the damage caused by the COVID- 19 crisis to European industries~~;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a

a. has sufficient financial capacity to offset the damage caused by the COVID- 19 crisis toand advance the digital and ecological transformation of European industries;

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a

a. is temporary, targeted and has sufficient financial capacity to help offset the damage caused by the COVID- 19 crisis to European industries;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a a (new)

aa. disposes of social and environmental conditionality and is subject to climate, environmental, including biodiversity, and social sustainability proofing with a view to minimise detrimental impacts and maximise benefits on climate, environment and social dimension;

Amendment 286 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a a (new)

aa. foresee targets for investments in environmental and social resilience and for the transition towards a highly energy and resource-efficient, fully renewable- based, net-zero GHG, toxic-free and sustainably digitalised industrial base;

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a a (new)

aa. has a specific focus on small and medium enterprises, which have been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 crisis, and support their access to finance;

Amendment 288 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b. will be managed ~~directly~~, when possible, by the Commission ~~through European programmes~~and allocated as a priority on the basis of local and national projects and applications, meeting the criteria for allocation provided by the Fund in order to avoid further distortion of the sin~~gle~~ternal market;

Amendment 289 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b. will be managed directly, when possible, by the Commission through European programmes in order to ~~avoid further distortion~~maximise transparency and parliamentary control, as well as, avoid internal and external distortion and disruptions of the single market;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the ~~Union requires~~EU industrial sector has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and needs immediate and substantial support for its recovery; whereas the Union and Member States require a new industrial strategy that make~~s its~~ their industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable where there is the potential to achieve this goal without compromising their economic sustainability and competitiveness; whereas such a strategy should cover ~~the~~a rational and pragmatic transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings ~~and~~, renewable energy technologies and continued investment in existing low-carbon technologies;

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b. will be managed directly, when possible, by the Commission through European programmes in order to ~~avoid further~~move forward in a more coordinated way, to better impact the global market and to avoid the risk of distortion of the single market;

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b. will be managed directly, when possible, by the Commission through European programmes in order to avoid further distortion of the single market and provide a clearer perception to European citizens of the Union role in this phase;

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b. will be ~~managed directly, when possible, by the Commission through~~compliant with the subsidiarity principle with the Commission acting through existing and new European programmes in order to avoid further distortion of the single market;

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b. will be managed directly, when possible, by the Commission through European programmes, preferably in form of grants, in order to avoid further distortion of the single market;

Amendment 294 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b

b. will be managed directly, when possible, by the Commission through European programmes and the use of grants in order to avoid further distortion of the single market;

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b a (new)

ba. takes into account the specificities of the Member States, which have been hit by the crisis in diverse ways;

Amendment 296 #

Clara PONSATÍ OBIOLS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c. distributes the financial aid among the different industrial sectors according to the damage suffered, the challenges faced and the amount of national financial support already received through national aid schemes, with scrutiny of the incentives induced, aiming to prevent strategic miss-investment by Member States;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c. distributes the financial aid among the different industrial sec~~tor~~osystems according to the damage suffered, the challenges faced and the amount of national financial support already received through national aid schemes taking into account the structural interdependencies between the different value chains;

Amendment 298 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c. distribuya la ayuda financiera entre los distintos sectores industriales en función de los daños sufridos y sus consecuencias para los próximos años, los retos a que se enfrentan y el importe de la ayuda financiera nacional ya recibida a través de regímenes de ayuda nacionales;

Amendment 299 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c. distributes the financial aid among the different industrial sectors, including micro-enterprises and SMEs, according to the damage suffered, the challenges faced and the amount of national financial support already received through national aid schemes;

Amendment 3 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 27 May 2020 entitled ‘Europe’s moment: Repair and Prepare for the Next Generation’ (COM(2020)456),

Amendment 30 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable; while maintaining high levels of employment and high-quality jobs whereas such a strategy should cover the twin transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the transition to low-carbon production processes and the implementation of low- emission technologies, the necessary regulatory framework to enable the twin transition, providing the necessary infrastructure, the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy technologies;

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c. distributes the financial aid among the different industrial sectors according to the damage suffered, the challenges faced and the amount of national financial support already received through national aid schemes conditional to criteria that ensure that funding is not used to pay-off old debts or sustain outdated technology and ensures that companies are supported which contribute to long-term growth and have strong potential to revive the economy;

Amendment 301 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c. distributes the financial aid among the different industrial sectors according to the damage suffered, the social impact, the challenges faced and the amount of national financial support already received through national aid schemes;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c

c. distributes the financial aid among the different countries and industrial sectors according to the damage suffered, the challenges faced and the amount of national financial support already received through national aid schemes;

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c a (new)

ca. takes into account the lessons learnt from previous public support in response to the 2008/09 financial and economic crisis and its impact on resilience and long-term economic and social recovery; accordingly, funnels recovery spending to high-multiplier, climate-friendly sectors that will contribute to the EU’s future economic resilience;

Amendment 304 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c a (new)

ca. La Comisión deberá estudiar la posibilidad de apoyar a sectores industriales estratégicos a través de mecanismos temporales que apoyen la renovación de flota en la transición verde y digital (transporte marítimo, terrestre y aéreo);

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d

d~~. supports national fiscal schemes that incentivise private sector equity investment and allow companies to convert part of the loans given by the Fund into equity;~~eleted

Amendment 306 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d

d. supports national ~~fiscal~~ schemes that incentivise private sector equity investment ~~and allow companies to convert part of the loans given by the Fund into equity~~in concrete industrial projects;

Amendment 307 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d a (new)

da. gives preference to direct public investments in essential sectors and public owned companies;

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e

e. gives preference to companies and SMEs that focus their long-term business plans on digital and environmental transformation, while avoiding discrimination of companies in emergency that are not ready to carry out these innovations at the moment and concentrate their efforts on other type of investments, more urgent in crisis situation;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e

e. gives preference to companies and SMEs with~~at focus their~~ business plans on ~~digital and environmental transformation~~key innovations and technologies including to advance the digital and environmental transformation and helps make our supply chains more resilient and less dependent by reshoring, diversifying and strengthening them;

Amendment 31 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more ~~globally competitive, resilient~~, resilient, socially effective and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the safeguarding of quality jobs, equal development, the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy technologies; whereas such a strategy is crucial to ensure the respect of our climate objectives, notably the Paris agreement;

Amendment 310 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e

e. ~~gives preference to companies and SME~~allocates dedicated funding to SMEs and start-ups that focus their operations and business plans on the digital and e~~nvironment~~cological transformations, in particular enhanced circularity, resource and energy efficiency and savings and a switch to renewables;

Amendment 311 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Bernard GUETTA, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Katalin CSEH, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Stéphane BIJOUX, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e

e. gives preference to companies and SMEs that focus their business plans on digital and environmental transformation or that are necessary for the autonomy strategic of the Union in critical sectors;

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e

e. gives preference to companies ~~and SMEs that focus their business plans~~, micro-enterprises and SMEs that are most in need onf di~~gital and environmental transformation~~rect financial support following the economic setback caused by the pandemic;

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e

e. ~~gives preference to companies and~~foresees dedicated funding for SMEs that focus their business plans on diecologitcal and ~~environmen~~sustainable digital transformations and economic circularity;

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e

e. gives preference to companies and SMEs ~~that focus their business plans on~~whose raison d’être is digital and environmental transformation;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e a (new)

ea. gives preference to companies who commit to transparency, namely public country-by-country reporting, have put in place systems for the participation of workers in company matters, and respect their non-financial reporting obligations;

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e a (new)

ea. makes funding to large companies conditional on those companies having credible plans to transition to a zero-GHG emission business model;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f

f. strengthens the EIB guarantees programme and makes it complementary to national programmes in order to strengthen the impact ~~and to progressively replace national schemes~~;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f

f. strengthens the EIB guarantees programme and makes it complementary to national programmes in order to strengthen their impact ~~and to progressively replace national schemes~~on the ground;

Amendment 319 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f

f. strengthens the EIB guarantees programme and makes it complementary to national programmes in order to ~~strengthen the impact and to progressively replac~~be a valuable addition where national schemes remain necessary;

Amendment 32 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally long-term competitive, ~~resilient~~diversified, resilient, digitalised and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, which are intrinsically linked and decrease dependency on certain third countries in strategic value chains, prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and ~~renewable~~low- carbon energy technologies;

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f a (new)

fa. contributes to investments in the European education and training systems with the aim to harness the full potential of education for the sustainability and competitiveness of the European industries;

Amendment 321 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Mohammed CHAHIM, Josianne CUTAJAR, Łukasz KOHUT, Niels FUGLSANG, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f a (new)

fa. mitigates any distortive effects on different state aid policies in different Member States and contributes to a level playing field on the internal market;

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f a (new)

fa. channels funding to high- multiplier, climate-friendly sectors that will contribute to the EU’s future economic resilience;

Amendment 323 #

fa. does not undermine the EU’s ambitions as regards the implementation of its policies through the multiannual financial framework;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point f b (new)

fb. deems all production chains to be ecosystems;

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges the Commission to consider a new governance model for identifying, amending or phasing out policy and financial support measures for industrial ecosystems should be introduced; highlights that such a governance structure should maintain a bottom-up approach with involvement of industry, inspired by the work of the Strategic Forum for Strategic Value Chains; stresses that, the governance model should however also include the COMPE to ensure buy-in from Member States as well as political accountability; welcomes in this regard the Industrial Forum initiative of the Commission; calls on the Commission to ensure a continuous dialogue as well as an effective and fully transparent governance approach that oversees implementation and stimulates synergies between regulations, instruments and private funding;

Amendment 326 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Pierre KARLESKIND, Bernard GUETTA, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Katalin CSEH, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Stéphane BIJOUX, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance growth and autonomy in the EU by increasing investment in the digital and green transitions; asks the Commission to support an ambitious Recovery Fund that is within the framework of a stronger MFF and ~~is integrated in the own resource decision, and~~ to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal framework; in this regard, highlights the position of the European Parliament on the reform of the EU own resources system, including the introduction of new resources that are better aligned with and incentivise progress in major EU policy priorities such as a digital services taxation, a financial transaction tax, proceeds generated by the establishment of a common consolidated corporate tax base, income from the emissions trading scheme, a plastics contribution and a carbon border adjustment mechanism; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the digital and green industrial transitions;

Amendment 327 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance growth in the EU by increasing investment in the digital and green transitions; asks the Commission to support an ambitious Recovery Fund that is within the framework of a stronger MFF and is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal framework; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the elements of Next Generation EU should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the digital and green industrial transitions;

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery, the digital and green transitions, the citizens' welfare and consumer rights as well as the need of businesses, including SMEs, micro enterprises and start-ups beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance growth in the EU by increasing investment in the digital and green transitions; asks the Commission to support an ambitious Recovery Fund that is within the framework of a stronger MFF and is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal framework; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the digital and green industrial transitions;

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance growth in the EU by increasing investment in the digital and ~~green~~other fields that ensure a competitive EU industry transitions; asks the Commission to support an ambitious Recovery Fund ~~that is within the framework of a stronger MFF and is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal framework~~; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a ~~permanent~~ Reconstruction Fund to foster the digital and green industrial transitions;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable and boosts its autonomy with regard to international supply chains for the most strategically important goods; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate- neutrality, prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy technologies;

Amendment 330 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance growth in the EU by increasing investment in the digital and green transitions; asks the Commission to support an ambitious Recovery Fund that is within the framework of a stronger MFF and is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengCalls on the Commission to strengthen green conditions in Next Generation EU, in particular in the Recovery and Resilience Facility; hence urges the Commission to make addressing climate neutrality in Member State recovery and resilience plans obligatory rathenr th~~e European fiscal framework; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the digital and green industrial transitions~~an optional, to add a climate mainstreaming target and ensure fossil fuel spending is excluded;

Amendment 331 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery, beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance sustainable growth in the EU by, increasing investments in the digital and green transitions; ~~ask~~welcomes the Commission ~~to supp~~proposal fort an ambitious Rrecovery ~~Fund that is with~~instrument in the framework of a stronger MFF and ~~is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal framework~~making use of additional headroom created by an increased own resource ceiling; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the sustainability and competitiveness of European industries as well as contribute to the digital and the green industrial transitions;

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance growth in the EU by increasing investment in the digital and green transitions including to interconnected transport, energy, digital and water infrastructure networks; asks the Commission to support an ambitious Recovery Fund that is within the framework of a stronger MFF and is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal framework; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the digital and green industrial transistrengthen the European economic governance framework of economic policy coordinations;

Amendment 333 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance growth in the EU by increasing investment in ~~the~~a just digital and green transitions; asks the Commission to support an ambitious Recovery Fund that is within the framework of a stronger MFF and is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal framework; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund ~~to foster the~~guarantee just digital and green industrial transitions;

Amendment 335 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Highlights the need to support a sustainable and fair recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis in order to enhance growth in the EU by increasing investment in ~~the digital and green transition~~all sectors of the economy, including essential and strategic sectors; asks the Commission to support an ~~ambitious~~effective Recovery Fund that is ~~within the framework of a stronger MFF and is integrated in the own resource decision, and to pursue fiscal policy coordination to strengthen the European fiscal framework~~integrated in the own resource decision; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the digital ~~and green industrial transitions~~transition, restore the economic global competitiveness of EU and rebuild a strong and stable labour market;

Amendment 336 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Urges the Commission to plan for a more inclusive renovation of European industry, to avoid any discrimination of traditional productive sectors as well as any exclusion of those industrial sectors that could disappear in absence of a real strategy; stresses the diversity of the existing European industrial network: insists, in this regard, that the Commission secures the dynamism of these industries which support the economy of the Member States and the European regions;

Amendment 337 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed impact assessment of the potential costs and burdens for European companies and SMEs before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures; calls on the Commission to propose commensurate support to the affected sectors whenever a negative impact cannot be avoided; strengthen its impact assessment practise and ensure that before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures a detailed impact assessment of the potential costs and burdens for European companies and SMEs is carried out and assessed by an upgraded and more independent Regulatory Scrutiny Board; after the economic crisis following the COVID-19 a revised impact assessment for industry and small and medium sized enterprises is necessary to assess the cost effects of existing CO2 targets and their planned gradual tightening; believes that measures for the digitalisation and decarbonisation should be designed with equal footing and in a way to present opportunities for the industry including for SMEs and not burden already affected sectors further; calls on the Commission to propose commensurate support to the affected sectors whenever a negative impact cannot be avoided, calls on the Commission to timely cite EU harmonised standards in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU) to reduce product time-to-market;

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a ~~detailed~~holistic impact assessment ofbefore presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures, including the potential costs and b~~urden~~enefits for European citizen, companies ~~and~~, SMEs ~~before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures; calls on the Commission to propose commensurate support to the affected sectors whenever~~; supports regulatory coherence and acknowledges the Commission's smart regulation drive designed to reduce bureaucratic burdens without undermining the effectiveness of legislation or lowering standards; calls on the Commission to ensure legislation is fit for purpose and propose commensurate support to the affected sectors, in particular smaller actors, such as SMEs or start-ups, to alleviate a negative impact which cannot be avoided;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, a global reference point of industrial and technological excellence, leading standards setter, resilient and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy technologies;

Amendment 340 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Nicola DANTI, Sylvie BRUNET, Bernard GUETTA, Katalin CSEH, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Fabienne KELLER, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its impact assessment practice and to carry out a detailed impact assessment of the potential costs and burdens for European companies and SMEs before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures especially when a traditional industry has to adapt because of regulatory decisions; calls on the Commission to propose commensurate support to the affected sectors ~~whenever a negative impact cannot be avoided~~in order to keep a strong European industrial basis;

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 342 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed impact assessment of the potential costs and burdens for European companies and SMEs before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures; calls on the Commission to postpone new initiatives until the end of a recovery phase and to propose commensurate support to the affected sectors whenever a negative impact cannot be avoided;

Amendment 343 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed impact assessment of the potential costs and burdens for European companies and SMEs and the impact in employment before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures; calls on the Commission to propose commensurate support to the affected sectors whenever a negative impact cannot be avoided;

Amendment 344 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed impact assessment of the potential costs and burdens for European companies and SMEs, as well as costs in terms of job losses, before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures; calls on the Commission to ~~propose commensurate support to the affected sector~~withdraw any new proposals whenever a negative impact ~~cannot be~~ seems unavoidabled;

Amendment 345 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carlo CALENDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed impact assessment of the potential costs and burdens for European sectors, companies and SMEs before presenting new proposals for legislation or adopting new measures; calls on the Commission to propose commensurate support to the affected sectors whenever a negative impact cannot be avoided;

Amendment 346 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Highlights that the automotive sector has been greatly affected by COVID-19 crisis, forcing industries and workers to adapt quickly to the changes in supply and new health requirements, in addition to the transformation process they were already undergoing before the pandemic. The transition to smart and clean mobility is essential as we evolve towards a climate-neutral, digital and more resilient economy. It is also an opportunity to generate green growth and clean jobs, which is particularly important in times of crisis, based on the global competitive advantage of European industry in vehicle technologies; calls on the Commission to set priorities related to research and innovation, digitisation and support for start-ups, micro, small and medium enterprises, including the automotive sector;

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on the Member States to ensure effective preventive restructuring frameworks and second chance framework to enable honest debtors in financial difficulty to restore their viability and avoid insolvency, and not to dissuade them from trying new ideas;

Amendment 348 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Believes that measures for the digitalisation and decarbonisation should be designed with equal footing and in a way to present opportunities for the industry including for SMEs and not burden already affected sectors further;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Emphasises that the European space industry is of strategic importance, but also vulnerable, given that 90% of its firms are SMEs and that it urgently needs support if a difficult rebuilding process is to be avoided;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that ~~make~~renders its industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitaliszation and climate-neutrality, prioritiszing the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy technologies, and support a robust European value chain in innovative renewable and clean technologies;

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses the strategic and fragile nature of the European space industry, 90% made up of SMEs, and the need for rapid support in order to avoid laborious reconstruction;

Amendment 351 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Reminds that the role of Member States will be crucial for a successful recovery, leveraging EU’s limited resources;

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Stress that the tourism sector has been highly affected by the COVID-19 crisis, being practically paralyzed for three months. Calls on the Commission to set priorities related to helping and promoting the recovery of the sector, since it is one of the key sectors for the European Union representing 9.5 of the European GDP. It is vital to move towards a European tourism policy that contributes significantly to increasing the Union's competitiveness in this sector, promoting cooperation between Member States, regions and creating possibilities for new investments and innovations giving financial support to SMEs and their digitization process in order to achieve a European tourism ecosystem, sustainable, innovative and resilient that protect the rights of workers and consumers;

Amendment 353 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Stresses that many SMEs will not have the liquidity to invest in a sustainable digital transformation; encourages the Commission to consider the creation of a SME voucher programme to support SMEs effort to: inter alia upgrade obsolete equipment, enhance knowledge transfer and identification of right uses of technologies, such as industrial AI, upskill the workforce with the immediately necessary skills to allow remote asset control, production monitoring, employee collaboration etc.;

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Phase Two - Reconstruction and transformation as soon as possible

Amendment 355 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Phase Two - Reconstruction and transform~~Transformation and innovation

Amendment 356 #

Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that ~~once~~building on the mitigating effects of the emergency phase ~~is over~~, the Union should ~~embark on a~~scale up the second phase ofin its industrial strategy: ~~ensur~~steering the transformation of European industries towards net-zero GHG emissions and digitalization in a socially responsible manner thereby enhancing the competitiveness, resilience and ~~sustainability~~environmental and climate soundness of its industries in the long -term while strengthening the social dialogue;

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that once the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its industries in the long term. Investment in skills and qualifications and a strong social partnership are drivers for productivity, innovation and high quality employment;

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that once the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its industries in the long term; reminds that the role of Member States will be crucial for a successful recovery, leveraging EU’s limited resources;

Amendment 359 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that once the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark ~~on a~~with continuity on the second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring the ~~competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its industries in the long term~~transition towards a highly energy and resource efficient, renewable-based, net-zero GHG, toxic-free and sustainably digitalised industrial base by 2040;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy technologies, including support to strengthen the European value chain in clean technologies;

Amendment 360 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that once the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its industries in the ~~long term~~medium and long term; for this, industry policy should become a horizontal task for the Commission;

Amendment 361 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Nils TORVALDS, Katalin CSEH, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that ~~once the emergency phase is over~~in parallel with the current crisis, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy~~: ensuring the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its~~ by unleashing the potential of the circular bioeconomy where sustainable and renewable resources are used in order to promote competitive and resilient industries in the long term;

Amendment 362 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that once the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring ~~the competitiveness~~a fair and sustainable production model which can guarantee development, resilience and sustainability of its industries in the long term, and safeguarding jobs;

Amendment 363 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that once the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring the competitiveness, ~~resilience and sustainability~~sustainability and digitalisation of its industries leading theo long term resilience;

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 365 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that ~~once~~parallel to the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its industries in the long term;

Amendment 366 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that ~~once~~in parallel to the emergency phase ~~is over~~, the Union should ~~embark on a~~prepare and anticipate the second phase of its industrial strategy: ~~ensuring the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its industries~~towards a greener, innovative, inclusive and sovereign Europe in the long term;

Amendment 367 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Recognises that various industrial sectors have a significant need for investment in the 2020s, since many of their plants have reached a life span of 50 to 70 years of age; acknowledges that the impact of the Covid crisis is likely to increase these reinvestment needs given that some of the old plants shut down due to a decline in production; emphasises that these reinvestments must be compatible with the net-zero GHG emission goal, in particular since such large scale investments are taken only every 30-40 years, and otherwise risk to become stranded assets and lock-us in fossil based and environmentally harmful technologies and infrastructure, while taking away precious resources from the most needed investment streams, such as in energy and resource savings, circular economy measures and renewable energy production to sustain electrification of industrial processes;

Amendment 368 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers that the Union requires a green industrial strategy aligned with the Paris Agreement, that places the objectives of the Green Deal (the fight against climate change and the protection of environmental health and biodiversity) at the centre of European economic policy; the strategy must therefore accelerate the transformation of our industry towards a carbon-neutral industry and fill the gap in climate investment in Europe, which is necessary for the transition to climate neutrality;

Amendment 369 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers that smart, sustainable and fully interconnected transport, energy, digital and water infrastructure networks and projects are a necessary condition for the completion and well- functioning of the European single market; moreover, investments in key infrastructures boost Europe’s competitiveness and employment, generating long-term benefits through improved connectivity, catalysing smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a ~~new~~forward-looking industrial strategy ~~that~~reflecting the European Green Deal objectives makesing its industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to ~~digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles~~wards a highly energy and resource efficient, fully renewable-based, ene~~rgy savings and renewable energy technologies~~t-zero GHG and toxic-free industrial base by 2040, as well as towards a sustainable digitalisation;

Amendment 370 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

Amendment 371 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Reiterates the importance of ad hoc supporting measures addressed to SMEs, through a sound financial support in the next MFF; considers that SMEs should be further supported through accessible tools characterized by fast, agile and SME-friendly procedures and avoiding administrative burdens and obstacles, ensuring access to finance and the necessary liquidity;

Amendment 372 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Highlights the importance of designing an industrial policy that addresses the demographic challenges of many EU regions through the promotion of industries that stimulate local regional employment and attract a new generation of workers;

Amendment 373 #

Niels FUGLSANG, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Mohammed CHAHIM, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers it key to the European industrial competitiveness that the European Union adopts new and higher targets for 2030 concerning greenhouse gas reductions, expansion of renewable energy and energy efficiency;

Amendment 374 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Emphasis that by transforming its industrial sectors, the EU can create a new momentum to innovate and keep industrial production in Europe during the shift to the net zero GHG emission economy; reminds that other economies are set on similar emission reduction path and thus global demand for net-zero emission products, processes and technologies is increasing; stresses that due to the size of its internal market the EU is to remain a leading market and a global leader in innovative eco-friendly products, production, services and businesses; asserts that the EU Industrial Strategy needs to be the enabler for the EU to benefit from the competitive advantage as a first-mover towards net- zero GHG emissions;

Amendment 375 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Pierre KARLESKIND, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Bart GROOTHUIS, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Highlights the need to increase market opportunities and investment in European value chains conducive to the massive deployment of green technologies, in sustainability and reparability of products and in the creation of markets for circular and climate-neutral products in accordance with the action plan for the circular economy. recalls in this regard the potential of the digital sector in reaching a European climate-neutral economy, and the need to reducing its carbon footprint;

Amendment 376 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Considers that the European Union must promote social dialogue in the elaboration of a new industrial strategy for Europe, guaranteeing the participation and accessibility of information to the civil society;

Amendment 377 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising~~Considers that the circular economy combined with the zero pollution agenda must be at the centre of the Union’'s economy, ~~reducing its energy and resource consumption and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chain~~prioritising waste prevention and the reduction of its energy and resource consumption along whole industrial sectors, their products, production processes, business models and their value chains, thereby fostering the dematerialization and detoxification of the Union’s economy and making Europe less dependent on primary materials while incentivising innovation, the creation of new markets as well as a huge potential for new safe and sustainable jobs at local level and in particular for SMEs; highlights the strong synergies between climate action and the circular economy, in particular in energy- and resource- intensive industries;

Amendment 378 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising and decarbonising the Union’s economy, reducing its energy and resource consumption and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains through sustainable product design and production processes, the re-use, recycling and repair of goods and resources; welcomes in this respect the new Circular Economy Action Plan; calls on the Commission to increase incentives to increase resource efficiency and recycling in industrial processes, in the construction sector and in the consumption of end-products, as well as the use of industrial waste heat and cold;

Amendment 379 #

Maria SPYRAKI, Eva MAYDELL, François-Xavier BELLAMY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising the Union’s economy, reducing its energy and resource consumption ~~and~~, transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains; and improving strategic autonomy for raw materials needed in the green and digital transitions; believes in this respect that the use of non-recyclable waste and biomass waste in industrial processes can play a key role in supporting the decarbonisation of certain industries; calls on the Commission to take swift action to ensure that industries can have a broadened access to these types of waste;

Amendment 38 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, resilient, digital and environmentally sustainable driven by knowledge-based innovation and equality principles; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy technologies;

Amendment 380 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising the Union’s economy, reducing its energy and resource consumption and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains. Underlines that to reduce unnecessary consumption it is needed a fully circular economy in order to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050, to strengthen our economic competitiveness and to preserve our natural environment; an European circular economy model can only be useful if we have a common market to reuse prime and secondary raw materials;

Amendment 381 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising the Union’s economy, ~~reducing its energy and resource consumption and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains~~including the creation of markets for low-carbon and renewable solutions that can substitute fossil-fuel based products and materials, reducing its energy and resource consumption and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains; reiterates that sectors have different decarbonisation paths and starting points; therefore calls on the commission to recognize sector specifics and include these in the ecosystem approach;

Amendment 382 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Pierre KARLESKIND, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Bart GROOTHUIS, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising the Union’s economy, reducing its energy and resource consumption, providing incentives for innovation and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains, with a huge potential to create jobs at local level; encourages the development of new ecodesigned technologies and solutions to prevent environmental impacts; stresses the need to implement the new circular economy action plan and encourage sustainable production;

Amendment 383 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Highlights the potential of the circular economy for~~Believes that circularity principles must be at the centre of the modernis~~ing~~ation of the Union’s economy~~, reducing~~ by prioritising the reduction of its energy and resource ~~consumption~~needs and the transform~~ing~~ation of the whole industrial sectors ~~and their value chain~~, its production processes, business models, value chains and ultimately its products; and services Calls on the Commission to set sectoral resource efficiency targets and to implement monitoring and control measures based on measurable and credible indicators;

Amendment 384 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising the Union’s economy, reducing its energy and resource consumption and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains; underlines that the renovation wave will represent another relevant opportunity for many sectors and for the European society during its environmental transition due to the very high multiplier and leverage effect of the construction industry on other economic sectors;

Amendment 385 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising the Union’s economy, reducing its energy and resource consumption and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains; remarks that these transformation should be done by the market itself and without forcing nor putting into risk the industry not the Internal Market; stresses the need to take into account the closure of business and job losses due to the industrial transition;

Amendment 386 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising the Union’s economy, reducing its energy and resource consumption and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains; emphasises the role of the circular economy in securing supplies of raw materials and safeguarding the Union's strategic autonomy; stresses that the steel industry is particularly exposed to unfair competition;

Amendment 387 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 388 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 389 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising the Union’s economy, reducing its energy ~~and~~ resource consumption and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains; and improving strategic autonomy for key raw materials needed in the green and digital transitions;

Amendment 39 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Mohammed CHAHIM

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, strengthen European leadership in the twin transition prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy and digital technologies;

Amendment 390 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Highlights the potential of the circular economy for~~Considers that the circular economy must be at the centre of a modernis~~ing th~~ed Union’s economy, ~~reducing~~the Union must prioritise the reduction of its energy and resource ~~consumption~~use and the transform~~ing~~ation of whole industrial sectors, their products, production processes, business models and their value chains;

Amendment 391 #

Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Marc BOTENGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 392 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 393 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 394 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 395 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the potential of the circular economy for modernising the Union’s economy, reducing its energy and resource consumption, improving its strategic autonomy for key raw materials and transforming whole industrial sectors and their value chains;

Amendment 396 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Points out that electrification and gasification of industrial processes aimed at reducing GHG emissions puts a great financial burden on the industries since this requires not only purchase of new machineries, but also large investments into infrastructure (such as electric grids, network capacity, compressor stations), therefore having a considerable impact on their competitiveness; calls therefore on the Commission to prepare a plan detailing measures to be taken at Union's level in order to ensure that the appropriate financial resources are mobilised to enable the necessary investments for energy intensive industries to achieve a climate-neutral EU economy, including a proposal to proportionally increase the compensation mechanisms for Member States with different starting points and GDP per capita below EU average;

Amendment 397 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Underlines the key role that the European industry can play in actively engaging in favour of ambitious environmental and social objectives, including human rights; considers that for this to materialize, the EU needs to equip itself with an overarching and mandatory due diligence framework for the industry to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for environmental and social risks, impacts, abuses and harm, in its domestic and global activities, and across supply chains, in order to provide clarity on minimum standards and create a level playing field;

Amendment 398 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Highlights that the renovation wave provides great opportunity for the EU´s building and energy sector and for the innovative solutions if the energy and resource efficiency principles are fully followed; calls on the Commission to develop standards for materials, eco- design in building sector and controls; stresses the need for climate-neutral building stocks and, harmonization of the sustainable assessment of buildings in Europe and to enable an easier integration of structural and sustainability criteria into the design process;

Amendment 399 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Believes that consumer behaviour plays an important role in the industrial transition; encourages thus more transparency regarding the carbon footprint of end-products over their whole life-cycle, recycling content and socially just production processes for consumers; calls on the Commission to assess means to steer consumer’s behaviours to clean and fair products and technologies;

Amendment 4 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 d (new)

- having regard to the findings of the Digital Economy and Society Index 2020, published on the 11th of June 2020,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, prioritising the reactivation of production and employment, the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, ~~energy savings and~~and deployment of renewable energy and low-carbon technologies;

Amendment 400 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. The EU should boost and invest in new sources of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; whereas, in this connection, it should unlock the potential that remains largely untapped in the creation of growth and jobs in the creative and cultural industries, because of their significant impact in areas such as new business models, creativity and innovation, digitisation and skills building;

Amendment 401 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. calls on the Commission to set sector specific EU targets for resource efficiency and complement this by a more comprehensive approach by setting an overall resource use reduction target including concrete indicators to be included in the European Semester;

Amendment 402 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Carlo CALENDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Highlights that the Industrial Strategy should be developed in line with the Green deal, SME strategy, Data Strategy and the Circular Economy Action Plan;

Amendment 403 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Bart GROOTHUIS, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Highlights the potential of Green Mobility to create new jobs, boost European industry, and reduce emissions from the transport sector; calls for more investments in high-speed trains and renovation of inter-city rail networks and for more investments in public transport through fuel cells and hydrogen; stresses the need to promote green mobility by investing in better infrastructure such as more widespread charging stations; considers a higher density of charging stations will allow the market for electric vehicles to expand significantly, faster, causing a positive impact on our carbon footprint; calls, therefore, on the Commission to submit a large scale strategy for the rollout of fast EV- charging infrastructure to secure uptake of EVs by consumers, giving them certainty of the technology’s potential and access to a close-knit net of compatible charging infrastructure and to support European-based car manufacturing;

Amendment 404 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Highlights the potential of the cultural and creative sectors in driving innovation, acting as catalysts for change in other sectors and stimulating invention and progress; notes that innovative economic sectors increasingly depend on creativity to maintain their competitive advantage; notes, moreover, that with the emergence of progressively complex, creative and intertwined business models, the cultural and creative sectors are increasingly becoming a decisive component of almost every product and service; therefore believes that Europe should build on its creative and cultural assets and calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay sufficient attention to the cultural and creative sectors in the development of a comprehensive, coherent and long-term industrial policy framework, including access to finance and funding programmes;

Amendment 405 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Recalls the 2019 EU Masterplan for a competitive transformation of energy-intensive industries which has at its heart managing the transition while keeping the European industries competitive and calls on the Commission to implement its recommendation to help displace imports from third countries not meeting sufficiently environmental standards and incentivise higher levels of climate ambition from the EU’s global trading partners;

Amendment 406 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. The EU should boost and invest in new sources of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; whereas, in this connection, it should unlock the potential that remains largely untapped in the creation of growth and jobs in the creative and cultural industries, because of their significant impact in areas such as new business models, creativity and innovation, digitisation and skills building;

Amendment 407 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Carlo CALENDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low-emission technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate ~~targets~~neutrality into Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic ~~target~~policy framework is ~~also~~ required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and stable strategy for European industries providing the necessary legal certainty and predictability to preserve a favourable environment for future proof investment; believes that for a successful energy transition, Europe will need a significant amount of low-carbon and affordable renewable energy including from third countries to increase energy efficiency across all sectors and supporting infrastructure and calls for strategic initiatives inside EU as well as energy policy as a focus of EU foreign and neighbourhood policy, including financial support for hydrogen and green power alliances with African / Arab countries; those alliances should also be part of trade agreements; stresses the importance of strong alliances to address the scarcity of resources and raw materials;

Amendment 408 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that, if the appropriate regulatory, technological and economic conditions are met, there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low-emission technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining 2030 and 2050 climate targets into Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic target framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and stable strategy for European industries providing the necessary legal certainty for investors, especially SMEs; considers that industrial green transformation requires public and private investments in favour of the development of sustainable mobility, the decarbonisation of industry and particularly energy, and the renovation of buildings;

Amendment 409 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low-emission technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; underlines the necessity to create and strengthen existing and new markets and value chains for low- emission technologies and products within the EU in order to achieve European leadership in these fields and in order to make the transformation towards climate-neutrality a viable business case for the industry, including for SMEs; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic target and enabling framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and spredictable strategy for European industries;

Amendment 41 #

Maria SPYRAKI, Tom BERENDSEN, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Eva MAYDELL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, which are intrinsically linked, as well as prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy technologies;

Amendment 410 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 411 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Mohammed CHAHIM, Josianne CUTAJAR, Łukasz KOHUT, Niels FUGLSANG, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 412 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for, and global EU leadership in, low- emission technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; considers that renewable energy technologies in particular should be considered strategic and prioritised by a new EU industrial policy; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic target framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and stable strategy for European industries;

Amendment 413 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low-emission and renewable technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout ~~the whole value chain~~supporting a robust European value chain in breakthrough and innovative renewable and clean technologies from raw materials to energy- intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic target framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and stable strategy for European industries;

Amendment 414 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that there is ~~significant~~ potential in domestic and global markets for low- emission technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; ~~considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation;~~ believes that a more holistic and systematic target framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and stable strategy for European industries;

Amendment 415 #

Amendment 416 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 417 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 418 #

14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low-emission, zero emission and renewable technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into the Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic binding target framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous, predictable and inclusive governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and stable strategy for European industries;

Amendment 419 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas non-EU competitors often take advantage of less stringent climate and environmental regulations, thus hindering further EU competitiveness and being primarily responsible for the global carbon emissions increase;

Amendment 420 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 421 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low-and zero emission technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation; ~~believ~~stresses that a more holistic and systematic binding target framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous, transparent governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear, predictable and stable strategy for European industries;

Amendment 422 #

Marc BOTENGA, Sira REGO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 423 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low-emission and renewable technologies ~~and~~, sustainable products, processes and services ~~throughout~~across the whole value chain from raw materials to, energy- intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; moreover considers~~, moreover, that~~ the Climate Law isto be a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation; believes that, in addition, a more holistic and systematic targets’ framework is ~~also~~ required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and an homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, ~~paving~~which would pave the way towards a clear and stable strategy for the European industries;

Amendment 424 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that there is significant potential in domestic and global markets for low, zero-emission and renewable technologies and sustainable products, processes and services throughout the whole value chain from raw materials to energy-intensive industries, manufacturing and the industrial services sector; considers, moreover, that the Climate Law is a first step towards enshrining climate targets into Union legislation; believes that a more holistic and systematic target framework is also required in order to ensure policy coherence across all Union policies and a homogenous governance approach in all policy areas, paving the way towards a clear and stable strategy for European industries;

Amendment 425 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 426 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Underlines the need to accelerate with the implementation of the European Battery Alliance, in order to unlock the potential of its strategic value chain, increase the chances for innovative locally-produced batteries, create European added value, contributing to the competitiveness of the European automotive industry and facilitate the transition to a decarbonised electrical system; acknowledges the fact that the European automotive sector is in a state of decline and crisis; considers it essential for cohesive and dynamic research, manufacturing, production and value, and innovation chains to be maintained and further developed in the EU with a focus on the production of vehicles; takes the view that keeping automotive industry competitive after the Covid crisis will depend on creating a virtuous circle that benefits innovation, employment, competitiveness, health, the environment and mobility;

Amendment 427 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Calls on the Commission to support investments aimed at expanding transport infrastructure, in particular low-carbon one, which would allow, firstly, to achieve a multiplier effect through placing orders addressed to a wide spectrum of entities - contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and their subcontractors - and secondly, to ensure long-term sustainable growth by supplementing and developing linkage between EU regions;

Amendment 428 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Recalls that the Defence and Aerospace industry in Europe is a truly specific industrial sector that needs therefore specific policies due to its unique nature; in line with the European Treaties, considers that implementing special measures or policies for the European Defence and Aerospace industry should not undermine the national prerogatives of Member States regarding security and defence;

Amendment 429 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Insists that a higher deployment of renewable and clean energy sources requires adequate infrastructures within and between countries in order to ensure energy supply in an affordable and sustainable way; calls on the Commission to set EU targets for the deployment of energy infrastructures for renewable energy, including measures to promote renewable energy communities;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the social market economy model has importantly contributed to the prosperity of Europe; whereas such an approach should be preserved in the policies dealing with the digital and environmental transition;

Amendment 430 #

Ismail ERTUG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Highlights the potential of sector coupling, interconnecting energy consuming sectors such as buildings, transport and industry. Draws specific attention to Green Hydrogen from renewable energy sources as a mean to accomplish better sectoral integration;

Amendment 431 #

Carlos ZORRINHO, Miriam DALLI, Dan NICA, Josianne CUTAJAR, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Highlights the potential of automotive electrification which should be encouraged through the use of renewable electricity, green hydrogen, smart charging and supporting research on batteries;

Amendment 432 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Emphasises that in achieving the Paris climate goals the European Emission Trading System is a central tool to reach climate neutrality through a marked based approach that ensures technology neutrality incentivising the industry to achieve the policy objectives by the most effective technologies available; highlights decarbonisation of energy- intensive industries such as steel, cement and chemicals, as a top priority while underlining the need to avoid carbon-, investment- and job-leakage; reiterates that this requires large-scale availability of affordable clean energy and supporting infrastructure; calls on the Commission to prioritize enabling energy infrastructure investments, including in CC(U)S and hydrogen, in line with the needs of the decarbonisation of these clusters; in this light calls for the expansion of the scope of CCS activities covered by the ETS directive to include multimodal transport options;

Amendment 433 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14c. Acknowledges the role nuclear energy can play as a low-carbon technology in the national energy mix provided sufficient provisions are made for the highest safety standards as well as for decommissioning, taking into account cross-border issues, believes that nuclear energy can play a role in meeting climate objectives because it does not emit greenhouse gases, and can also ensure a significant share of electricity production in Europe; considers nevertheless that, because of the waste it produces, this energy requires a medium- and long-term strategy that takes into account technological advances (laser, fusion, etc.) aimed at improving the sustainability of the entire sector;

Amendment 434 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Pierre KARLESKIND, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Sylvie BRUNET, Bart GROOTHUIS, Andrus ANSIP

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas and nuclear as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; ~~calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply~~welcomes the launch of a Clean Hydrogen Alliance and a low-carbon industries Alliance; stresses the need to accelerate research on large-scale hydrogen and green fuel production, carbon capture and storage technologies and to explore potential use of geothermal source of energy; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security, infrastructures, and secure supply of clean and affordable energy and raw materials; calls on EU institutions, Member States, regions, industry and all other relevant players to work together to improve Europe energy efficiency and create lead markets in clean technologies; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, that the transition of industries whose finished product is not compatible with the objectives of the ecological transition be supported and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process~~, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a~~; stresses that the steel industry is particularly exposed to unfair competition; calls on the Commission to step-up its carbon leakage protection including for small and medium-sized industries and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism and Carbon-Contracts-for- Differences, which are inconformity with the WTO rules, as a necessary way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;

Amendment 435 #

Maria SPYRAKI, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Eva MAYDELL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all key sectors of economy, including those ETS and non-ETS covered should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives ~~and, in this regard,~~; underlines the importance of ~~gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology~~natural gas as means of sustainable and cost-effective energy transition and a technical enabler of deployment of new gases, i.e. biogas, biomethane and hydrogen; stresses that natural gas and other gaseous fuels will be used as a feedstock in the industrial sector, given that there is no other applicable alternative in the foreseeable future; calls for a clear and stable regulatory framework that will support the development and modernization of gas infrastructure and stresses that respective investments cannot be subject to discriminatory treatment neither from the EU funding perspective, nor from the taxonomy perspective; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries ~~with~~exposed to the risk of high carbon leakage ~~do not~~continue to benefit from EU subsidies to invest in environmental innovative technologies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in ~~the decarbonisation proces~~adapting to new environmental standards, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;

Amendment 436 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of competitive carbon-free electricity as a key enabler for energy- intensive industries, of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply, as well as support mechanisms to ensure access to affordable and secure carbon- free electricity for energy-intensive sectors; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism a~~s a way~~nd improvements to existing carbon leakage and trade defence measures to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition; the Commission should also explore other tools beyond a Border Carbon Adjustments measure to support European industry’s transformation to achieve the Union’s climate objectives;

Amendment 437 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 438 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy ~~needs a dashboard of climate targets~~ as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; ~~considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard,~~ underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainabl as a measure to ensure the EU energetic independence; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls on EIB to enhance financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies ~~in the decarbonisation process~~towards an economy that creates jobs and prosperity, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;

Amendment 439 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a ~~dashboard~~stable framework of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen ~~as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supp~~technologies as important breakthrough technologies; underlines the resilient functioning of the internal energy market as a key component of the energy transition; calls in this context for greater attention to be paid to smart and digital electricity and gas network development which are fully; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climatompatible with the decarbonisation goals, in order to strengthen the internal energy market, support the energy transition and improve security of energy supply; calls on the Commission and Member States to make this a spending priority in the reconstruction and recovery phase; support the development of transnational energy grids as well as effective Ban~~k’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect~~d swift decision-making procedures to support it; recalls that the use of WTO-compatible international market mechanisms can contribute to the cost-effective achievement of the climate objectives of the EU man~~ufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;~~ d the Member States; and to make proposals for the rapid harmonisation of national energy trading rules;

Amendment 44 #

Antonio TAJANI, Salvatore DE MEO, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should en~~sure the correct functioning of the single market, create~~tail the fully functioning of the single market, a boost in research and innovation to increase leadership in key enabling technologies and ensure global competitiveness, the development and boost of the EU’s internal demand, the construction of smart, sustainable and fully interconnected transport, energy, digital and water infrastructure networks and projects, the creation of a level playing field inside and outside the EU and ~~ensure~~ easier access to finance, digital infrastructure, raw materials and markets, in addition to ensuring appropriate levels of investment, ~~research and innovation,~~ education and skills to boost competitiveness and sustainability;

Amendment 440 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a ~~dashboard~~stable framework of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen ~~as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply~~technologies as important breakthrough technologies; underlines the resilient functioning of the internal energy market as a key component of the energy transition; calls oin the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and tois context for greater attention to be paid to smart and digital electricity and gas network development which are fully compatible with the decarbonisation goals, in order to strengthen the internal energy market, support the energy transition and improve security of energy supply; calls on the Commission and Member States to make this a spending priority in the reconstruction and recovery phase; support the development of transnational energy grids as well as effective and swift decision-making procedures to support it; recalls that the use of the ~~Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect~~international market mechanism can contribute to the cost-effective achievement of the climate objectives of the EU man~~ufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition~~d the Member States; and to make proposals for the rapid harmonisation of national energy trading rules;

Amendment 441 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a ~~dashboard~~stable framework of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of, gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen ~~as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also~~technologies as important breakthrough technologies; underlines the resilient functioning of the internal energy market as a key component of the energy transition; calls in this context for greater attention to be paid to ~~network s~~smart and digital elecutricity and energy supply; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climatgas network development which are fully compatible with the decarbonisation goals, in order to strengthen the internal energy market, support the energy transition and improve security of energy supply; calls on the Commission and Member States to make this a spending priority in the reconstruction and recovery phase; support the development of transnational energy grids as well as effective Ban~~k’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect~~d swift decision-making procedures to support it; recalls that the use of international market mechanisms can contribute to the cost- effective achievement of the climate objectives of the EU man~~ufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;~~ d the Member States; and to make proposals for the rapid harmonisation of national energy trading rules;

Amendment 442 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a ~~dashboard~~stable framework of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climattechnologies as important breakthrough technologies; underlines the resilient functioning of the internal energy market as a key component of the energy transition; calls in this context for greater attention to be paid to smart and digital electricity and gas network development which are fully compatible with the decarbonisation goals, in order to strengthen the internal energy market, support the energy transition and improve security of energy supply; calls on the Commission and Member States to make this a spending priority in the reconstruction and recovery phase; support the development of transnational energy grids as well as effective Ban~~k’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect~~d swift decision-making procedures to support it; recalls that the use of international market mechanisms can contribute to the cost-effective achievement of the climate objectives of the EU man~~ufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;~~ d the Member States; and to make proposals for the rapid harmonisation of national energy trading rules;

Amendment 443 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of ~~climate~~ targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; ~~considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard,~~ underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; ~~calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts;~~ calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition and the import of products and services with a strong environmental footprint;

Amendment 444 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of climate and industry performance targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives in a fair manner and according to their abatement potentials and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition ~~and hydrogen~~for a limited time period and hydrogen, especially green hydrogen, as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply and affordability; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts to at least 25% and more inadequate programmes like Horizon Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon ~~leakage~~emissions do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;

Amendment 445 #

Niels FUGLSANG, Mohammed CHAHIM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 446 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 447 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 448 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 449 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a dashboard of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future; acknowledges that drawing up such a roadmap makes sense only on the basis of agreement with the third countries most directly involved; considers that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 450 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs ~~a dashboard of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the future~~to be based on a regulatory framework that sets an overall emissions reduction trajectory towards the Union’s 2030 climate and net- zero GHG emissions targets in line with the Paris Agreement - with clear five- years interim targets and indicators; considers that all sectors should contribute to~~wards~~ the achiev~~ing~~ement of the Union’s climate objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also for greater attention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls on the Council to incfor the Commission to develop sector specific pathways setting out the actions needed to reach these objectives and ensuring policy coherence; streasse spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to ths that these climate pathways enhance long-term investor certainty and regulatory predictability and shall serve as a guideline for future pubolicy and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competitctions which, in turn, shall orient future industrial and investment decisions;

Amendment 451 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 452 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Mohammed CHAHIM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 453 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy needs a ~~dashboard of climate targets as a roadmap~~governance framework to set targets, define sectoral roadmaps, monitor progress on industry transition using notably the criteria laid out in the EU taxonomy and taxonomy-related mandatory annual corporate disclosure, and ensure policy coherence; to that end, calls on the Commission to establish an independent observatory to shape the industry of the future; considers that all sectors should contribute to~~wards~~ the achiev~~ing~~ement of the Union’s climate ~~objectives and, in this regard, underlines the importance of~~and environmental objectives and, with this in mind, calls on the Commission to produce an overall strategy with a clear timeline to track progress in this regard, underlines the importance of renewable energy and renewable hydrogen for transitioning industrial sectors onto a climate-neutral pathway gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; and calls ~~also for greater~~for increased attention to ~~be paid to~~ network security and energy supply; calls on the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate action change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition;

Amendment 454 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 455 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 456 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 457 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 458 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Maintains that a truly effective European industrial policy ~~needs a dashboard of climate targets as a roadmap to shape the industry of the futur~~able to shape the industry of the future and leaving no- one behind, needs a strong governance framework setting targets, defining sectoral roadmaps on industrial transitions, monitoring progress and ultimately ensuring policy coherence; cConsiders that all sectors should contribute towards achieving the Union’s climate objectives ~~and, in this regard, underlines the importance of gas as a means of energy transition and hydrogen as a potential breakthrough technology; calls also~~; Calls, therefore, on the Commission to define an inclusive and transparent governance for the definition of a clear roadmap for ~~gre~~climater a~~ttention to be paid to network security and energy supply; calls~~nd GHG emissions reductions objectives up to 2050, with 2030 and 2040 milestones, and onf the Council to increase spending from the EU budget on climate change efforts; calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to use the Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as a way to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competitionrelative sectoral pathways and targets guiding the industrial transformations; moreover, calls on the Commission to establish an independent observatory of experts, stakeholders and civil society to monitor and report the progress of the industrial sectors in their paths towards the achievement of such objectives, and to suggest measures to correct the trajectory of those industrial sectors deviating from it;

Amendment 459 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 46 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Robert HAJŠEL, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should ensure the correct functioning of the single market, create a level playing field inside and outside EU and ensure easier access to finance, sustainable raw materials, renewable energy and markets, in addition to ensuring ~~appropriate levels of investment, research and innovation~~value chains for low-emission and digital products and technologies in the EU ,appropriate levels of investment, research and innovation, fast and cost-effective deployment of breakthrough technologies, education and skills to boost competitiveness, employment and sustainability; whereas meaningful and relevant changes in education are urgently needed to achieve more inclusive and sustainable development for all, to manage the increasing skills and workforce shortages and to prepare the next generation for the jobs of the future;

Amendment 460 #

Antonio TAJANI, Salvatore DE MEO, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to step up carbon leakage protection including for small and medium-sized industry without distorting competition and ensure that industrial production thrives in Europe, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to consider Border Carbon Adjustments mechanisms, as soon as possible, which are compatible with WTO rules and the Union’s other free trade agreements as a way to ensure a competitive environment for EU industries, including downstream manufacturers based on thorough impact assessments; underlines that an improved buildingstock has the greatest potential for achieving the EU’s energy and climate goals and that policy, finance and innovation/digitalisation are the three key enablers for a sustainable built environment; believes that maximising the energy efficiency potential of buildings will require a smart combination of rigorous implementation of existing policies, new policy initiatives to phase-out the worst energy performing buildings, adequate financing mechanisms and investments in innovative solutions;

Amendment 461 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to step up carbon leakage protection including for small and medium-sized industry without distorting competition and ensure that industrial production thrives in Europe, and for a better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union's 'Climate Bank', to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to consider Border Carbon Adjustments mechanisms, as soon as possible, which are compatible with WTO rules and the Union's other free trade agreements as a way to ensure competitive environment for EU industries, including downstream manufacturers based on thorough impact assessments; underlines that an improved building stock has the greatest potential for achieving the EU's energy and climate goals and that policy, finance and innovation/digitalisation are the three key enablers for a sustainable built environment; believes that maximising the energy efficiency potential of buildings will require a smart combination of rigorous implementation of existing policies, new policy initiatives to phase-out the worst energy performing buildings, adequate financing mechanisms and investments in innovative solutions;

Amendment 462 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to step up carbon leakage protection including for small and medium-sized industry without distorting competition and ensure that industrial production thrives in Europe, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance sustainable financing to the public and private sectors and to assist companies in the decarbonisation process, and to consider Border Carbon Adjustments mechanisms, as soon as possible, which are compatible with WTO rules and the Union’s other free trade agreements as a way to ensure a competitive environment for EU industries, including downstream manufacturers based on thorough impact assessments; underlines that an improved building stock has the greatest potential for achieving the EU’s energy and climate goals and that policy, finance and innovation/digitalisation are the three key enablers for a sustainable built environment; believes that maximising the energy efficiency potential of buildings will require a smart combination of rigorous implementation of existing policies, new policy initiatives to phase-out the worst energy performing buildings, adequate financing mechanisms and investments in innovative solutions;

Amendment 463 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Highlights the great importance of the European industry for European welfare and decarbonisation; further highlights the increased production costs for European industry respecting high social and environmental standards and contributing to climate neutrality until 2050 and the increased international competition leading to an excess in cheap imported products on the European markets; urges the Commission in this respect to enhance and maintain effective instruments to prevent carbon leakage while preventing windfall profits, including assessing the need for further free allowances, state aid to compensate indirect electricity costs under the ETS, as well as a WTO-compatible carbon-border adjustment; further calls on the Commission to make full use of its trade defence instruments and safeguard measures and to make full commitment to the Paris Agreement and to the ILO labour standards a pre-requisite for free trade agreements;

Amendment 464 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to establish a balanced independent observatory, composed of relevant experts and stakeholders, including civil society organisations, to continuously monitor progress of the individual industrial sectors towards the climate objectives, in particular the net-zero GHG emissions objective, and to advise the Commission on the application of the EU sustainable Taxonomy, including priority infrastructure, projects and targets, and suggest corrective measures in an evidence-based, inclusive and transparent manner should the emissions from the industrial sector deviate from the established specific pathway;

Amendment 465 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Highlights the importance of the science and innovation-led sustainable growth agenda, which promotes economic openness and innovation-friendly markets; stresses that it should be based on an holistic approach, in need of an ambitious policy mix with higher investment levels, including foreign direct investments, in research and innovation and the renewal of European industry both in new promising sectors and in mature sectors;

Amendment 466 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to revaluate and adjust European environmental legislation, like EIA- Directive 2011/92/EU, to enable and accelerate approval procedures of large- scale infrastructure projects, which are necessary for a successful transformation of the energy and mobility sectors; to ensure consistent policymaking on European level with regards to the New Green Deal;

Amendment 467 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Points out that a properly functioning infrastructure network is a prerequisite for the competitiveness of European industry; calls for a long-term policy of capital investment and investment in infrastructure renovation and for the removal of administrative obstacles hampering the development of trans-European networks;

Amendment 468 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. The objective of carbon neutrality requires consistent investments in our energy sector. We must ensure the affordability of energy prices for businesses and consumers and that supply of energy is secured at all time;

Amendment 469 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Council to increase climate related spending to at least 40% of the EU budget and to ensure overall spending are in line with the objective to phase out direct and indirect fossil fuels subsidies;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union’s iIndustrial sStrategy should ensure the correct functioning of the single market, and the dematerialisation of our economy making the EU less dependent on primary materials, create a level playing field inside and outside EU and ensure easier access to finance, ~~raw materials and markets,~~ sustainably sourced raw materials, more local and sustainable supply chains a~~ddition to~~nd markets as well as ensuring appropriate levels of investments, research and innovation, education and skills to boost competitiveness and ~~sustainability~~prosperity for all within planetary boundaries;

Amendment 470 #

Ismail ERTUG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to be ambitious in the upcoming Clean Hydrogen Alliance focusing on Green Hydrogen from renewable energy sources;

Amendment 471 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Believes that an improved building stock has the greatest potential for achieving the EU’s energy and climate goals;

Amendment 472 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Emphasises the need for significant amounts of affordable, secure and renewable energy and renewable energy carriers like green hydrogen, as well as relevant infrastructure, for the decarbonisation of industrial processes; thus underlines the need for smart sector integration of the industry and energy sector; calls on the Commission and Member States to further support the deployment of renewable energies, energy storage, electricity grids and production facilities for green hydrogen; further calls on the Commission to assess the hydrogen-readiness of European gas infrastructure and to develop a roadmap for hydrogen including the current and potential European capacity to produce green hydrogen, the need to import green hydrogen and the role of blue hydrogen in the decarbonisation as a transition molecule towards the sole use of green hydrogen;

Amendment 473 #

Antonio TAJANI, Salvatore DE MEO, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Urges the swift phasing out of fossil fuels and the need to establish an highly efficient and fully renewable based energy system; recalls the importance of securing renewable energy at globally competitive prices for industries, and to this end the need to support the massive production and manufacturing of renewables within the Union, to accelerate the development and integration of renewable capacities in the energy mix and to facilitate electrification of the industry, and, where not feasible, to accelerate the development and integration of renewable capacities in the energy mix and to facilitate the electrification of the industry, and, where not feasible, to deploy fully renewables based hydrogen solutions;

Amendment 474 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Considers that traditional insurance instruments are not sufficient to cover the losses in business interruption caused by a pandemic, and that an ambitious EU-wide solution is needed to anticipate and manage the negative effects of a future pandemic or systemic crisis on people, businesses and the economy; calls on the Commission to work towards the creation of a framework involving institutional investors, Member States and the EU, to cover the losses due to business interruption in case of a future pandemic;

Amendment 475 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Underlines the need to support integrated and harmonised incentives for both circularity and clean primary production and to consider new targets and plans for medium and long term transformation in line with the EU’s 2030, 2040 and 2050 climate and environmental objectives to facilitate the transition of industrial sectors while also taking into account regional specificities;

Amendment 476 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that industries with high carbon leakage do not benefit from EU subsidies, and for better use to be made of the EIB, as the Union’s ‘Climate Bank’, to enhance financing to the public and private sectors according to the sustainable taxonomy;

Amendment 477 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Calls on the Commission to explore a range of mechanisms to protect EU manufacturers and jobs from unfair international competition and to encourage trade partners to adopt ambitious climate and environmental legislation; in this regard, welcome the intention of the Commission to implementing a WTO compatible Border Carbon adjustment tax and calls contextually on the Commission to assess how an Emissions Added Tax (EAT) applied to final products, monetising on the VAT the CO2 emissions of their manufacturing process, could be developed;

Amendment 478 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Underlines that decarbonising industrial production processes needs to be a viable business-case for the industry, notes with concern that many already available clean technologies and support infrastructures, including energy, are still not competitive with carbon-intensive technologies and energy; encourages the Commission to assess and consider new ways of tackling that problem such as carbon contracts for difference, industrial energy prices and quotas of content of clean and recycled base materials in end- products;

Amendment 479 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Calls on the Council to increase climate related spending from the EU budget to at least 50% and to introduce legally binding safeguards in line with the do no harm principle into the MFF Regulation, in order to stop the financing of polluting sectors and live up to the EU’s legal obligation under the Paris Agreement to align financial flows with its objectives and phase out fossil fuel subsidies;

Amendment 48 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should ensure the correct functioning of the single market, create a level playing field inside and outside EU and ensure easier access to finance, raw materials and markets, in addition to ensuring appropriate levels of investmentappropriate levels of especially public investment, quality jobs, research and innovation, education and skills to boost ~~competitiveness~~development and sustainability;

Amendment 480 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Emphasises the particular importance of the transition towards climate-neutrality for energy-intensive industries; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for their decarbonisation as well as targeted support measures to prevent job losses, carbon-leakage and industrial closures; welcomes in this respect the announced Strategies for Clean Steel and sustainable Chemicals;

Amendment 481 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Robert HAJŠEL, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Demands to make better use of the EIB, as the Union’s “Climate Bank”, to enhance sustainable financing by applying the sustainable taxonomy to all public and private sectors; calls further on the Commission for a swift delivery of a "brown taxonomy" - a classification of investments contradictory to environmental goals, in accordance with the Taxonomy Regulation;

Amendment 482 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)

15e. Underlines the importance of state-aid to support the industry during the decarbonisation and digitalisation; welcomes in this respect the revision of state-aid guidelines announced for 2021; is of the opinion that, for the revision, the Commission should bear in mind distortions on global level and that the EU needs to remain competitive with states that ensure their competitiveness through high amounts of state-financing; encourages the Commission to clarify in the revision the conditions for IPCEIs, including for industry and energy transition projects in new and existing plants;

Amendment 483 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)

15e. Believes that all existing measures on carbon leakage should be replaced by policies and instruments that internalise all costs linked to GHG emissions; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission's commitment to set up a WTO compatible Border Carbon Adjustments mechanism as part of a broader strategy for a competitive decarbonised EU economy that upholds the EU’s climate ambition while securing a level playing field in international trade; stresses that this should be an alternative to, not complement existing measures under the ETS;

Amendment 484 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlo CALENDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)

15f. Calls for a dedicated funding stream for energy renovations of buildings to foster the planned ‘renovation wave’ through the necessary financial means under the Recovery Plan; stresses that in the upcoming proposal on the renovation wave and Member States obligation to set out long-term strategies to achieve a highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock, the energy efficiency first principle should be fully prioritised and should thereby accelerate deep renovations and the replacement of fossil fuel based and inefficient heating and cooling systems; underlines that integrated deep renovation programmes covering entire communes or districts can be deployed at lower cost and at higher speed, if they are organised under a model, in particular thanks to economy of scale, 3D-technologies and pre-fabricated materials; points to the fact that SMEs contribute to 70% of value added in the construction sector and employ more than 90% of workers;

Amendment 485 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)

15f. Highlights the need to include to a maximum the employees of the European industry in the twin transition; further highlights the need of new skills for a higher degree of decarbonisation and digitalisation; in this respect welcomes the update of the European Skills Agenda; encourages the Commission to implement dialogue with citizens and trade unions into their political processes regarding the industrial transition; considers that the European Climate Pact is an important step in this direction and believes that such a pact could also be set up for the future of the European industry;

Amendment 486 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)

15g. Highlights the need for a dedicated building renovation fund at EU-level, empowered with budgetary and human resources to provide technical assistance to work with and bolster national partners; to increase the depth and speed of renovation in Europe, thus protecting and creating jobs in the construction industry and accelerating the uptake of innovation in the building renovation value chain;

Amendment 487 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 h (new)

15h. Reiterates that renewable industries should play a major role in the recovery phase, by creating new, local and green jobs in the downstream sector (project development, installation, etc.) and boosting the manufacturing of equipment, in particular wind and solar; calls on the Commission to bring forward a 2030 pan-European 75 million Solar rooftop programme, as part of the upcoming Renovation Wave, including mandatory solar installations in public buildings; stresses that upcoming recovery programs need to provide grants, loans, tax incentives for SMEs, commercial and industrial buildings to invest into solar energy sourcing and storage, remove national barriers for solar rooftops as well as renewable power purchase agreements;

Amendment 488 #

15i. Points to the fact that energy efficiency, energy savings and renewable energy technologies are indispensable for a successful transition towards a net-zero- GHG emission economy; stresses that large-scale deployment of cost-competitive renewable energy capacities is required in all sectors of the economy; recognises that the EU holds 40% of renewable energy patents globally, whereas it should remain a leader in breakthrough renewable technologies; stresses hence the need to develop a robust industrial policy for renewables- encompassing both supply- side and demand-side policies and enable a “renewable sector-integration - is critical to ensure Europe’s long-term security of energy supply, technology leadership and strategic autonomy; urges renewable energy technologies to be acknowledged as a key Strategic Value Chain, respectively key industrial ecosystem, and be eligible to financing from the Strategic Investment Facility, and adequately represented in the upcoming Industrial Forum;

Amendment 489 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 j (new)

15j. Points to the fact that process heating and cooling remain one of the most significant energy use in the industrial sector; underlines that to accelerate the reduction effort of GHG emission in industry the energy efficiency potentials in industrial heating and cooling needs to be fully tapped, with increased renewables based electrification, heat-pumps, better use of industrial clusters and symbioses offering significant reduction potentials in many sectors including textile, chemicals, food processing and machinery; demands to prioritise innovation in low-temperature processes in pilot and R&D funds;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should ensure the correct functioning of the single market, the achievement of the Union’s energy and climate goals, create a level playing field inside and outside EU and ensure easier access to finance, sustainably sourced raw materials and markets, in addition to ensuring appropriate levels of investment, research and innovation, education and skills to boost competitiveness ~~and~~, sustainability and economic prosperity;

Amendment 490 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 k (new)

15k. Calls on the Commission to develop a European export strategy for renewable and resource-and energy- efficient technologies;

Amendment 491 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 l (new)

15l. Stresses the need for building now the foundations of a European zero- emissions mobility industry, which is able to meet the increasing demand for alternatives to combustion engines and charging infrastructure both for cars, vans, buses and trucks, but also boost supply for the rail and zero-emission public transport sector; emphasis that this will need to be accompanied with reskilling programmes, providing new career opportunities to workers leaving the fossil fuel-based transport sector;

Amendment 492 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 m (new)

15m. Insists on renewables-based electrification as a cost effective and technically feasible mean to switch to renewable energy and phase out fossil fuels complements the efficiency first principles central driver of the industrial transformation; recognises that where not feasible, such as for the decarbonisation of some key energy-intensive industries, as in the steel, cement or chemical sector, green hydrogen may play a role in helping them to reduce their process emissions provided it is fully based on renewables; acknowledges that currently the production of hydrogen is costly and resources are limited; is highly concerned by the fact that today 95% of hydrogen production is based on fossil fuels; stresses hence that a European industrial policy must foster the maximisation of renewable electricity generation, more research and pilot projects on a new generation of 100%renewables based hydrogen assets (ex. electrical furnaces), as well as electrolysers, a key technology where the EU could show technological leadership; stresses that due to the huge amounts of energy required for its production, the application of hydrogen should be targeted to the sectors where direct electrification is not possible for technological or economic reasons;

Amendment 493 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 n (new)

15n. Notes that due to scarcity of resources, lack of capacity storage, unresolved problems such as high cost prices, its energy penalty and environmental risks, Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) is not an option should the EU want to develop rapidly a renewable energy and energy efficient economy in line with the EU climate objectives;

Amendment 494 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 o (new)

15o. Calls on the Commission to pay sufficient attention to the cultural and creative sectors during the recovery; reminds that they were among the hardest hit by the crisis, but usually are a European strategic asset, and a significant provider of economic growth and jobs, contributing 5.3% of EU GDP and employing, directly or indirectly, more than 12 million Europeans;

Amendment 495 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 p (new)

15p. Calls on the Commission when presenting the sustainable chemical strategy to assess the GHG reduction pathways for the chemical sector;

Amendment 496 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 q (new)

15q. Endorses the Commission's plans for legislative proposals to ensure a safe, circular and sustainable battery value chain for all batteries, and expects this proposal to include measures on eco- design, targets for reuse and recycling, and sustainable including socially and environmentally responsible sourcing; underlines the need to create a strong and sustainable battery and storage cluster in Europe;

Amendment 497 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 498 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Mohammed CHAHIM, Carlos ZORRINHO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need tofor support ~~a just transition, and~~for a fair, inclusive and just transition and the need to address the social and economic inequalities beyond reskilling and jobs in new economic sectors; believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism (JTM), including a Just Transition Fund, ~~would be~~is an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impacts; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources, would be a key element for the successful, provide opportunities for the transition regions and reach ambitious climate targets; insists that the JTM should exclude any investments in fossil fuels and funds should only be provided when an effective and binding fossil phase-out plan, consistent with the objective of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 above pre-industrial levels, has been legislated at Member State level; stresses that to guarantee a more inclusive transition, it is required to include the participation of all local stakeholders, including civil society and community representatives in the preparation and implementation of the ~~European Green Deal;~~ Just transition plans;

Amendment 499 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need tofor support for a just transition, to ensure no one is left behind and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, would be an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets, to guarantee a more inclusive transition, it is required to include the participation of all local stakeholders, including civil society and community representatives in the design phase of the Just transition plans, the JTM should also exclude any investments in fossil fuels (including natural gas and all fossil-derived gases); while addressing social impacts; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources, would be a key element for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal;

Amendment 5 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission communication of 27 May 2020 entitled ‘Adjusted Commission Work Programme 2020’ (COM(2020)440),

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should ensure the correct functioning of the single market, create a level playing field inside and outside EU, including by making reciprocal market access a principle, and ensure easier access to finance, raw materials and markets, in addition to ensuring appropriate levels of investment, research and innovation, education and skills to boost competitiveness and sustainability;

Amendment 500 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need to support a just energy transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, in~~cluding a Just Transition Fund~~ particular a Just Transition Fund, together with the other supporting mechanisms, such as the Modernisation Fund and “the solidarity pool” under the EU ETS Directive, which should be increased proportionately to the new 2030 emission reduction target, would be an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets while addressing ~~social~~economic, social and energy security impacts; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources, and tailored solutions implemented by the Member States reflecting their national and regional differences would be a key element for the ~~successful~~ implementation of the E~~uropean Green Deal~~U climate and energy policy;

Amendment 501 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlo CALENDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need to support a ~~just transition~~fair, inclusive and socially acceptable just transition leaving no one behind, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, would be an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impacts; ~~stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources~~highlights in this regard that an inclusive participation process of different local stakeholders needs to be ensured in the designing of the Just transition plans; stresses moreover that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources and the exclusion of any investments in fossil fuels (including natural gas and all fossil-derived gases), would be a key elements for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal;

Amendment 502 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need to support a just transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, w~~ould~~ill be an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impacts; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including significant additional budgetary resources, would be a key element for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal; notes however, that the Just Transition Mechanism alone will not provide sufficient means of funding for a successful transition that leaves no-one behind; strongly encourages thus the Commission and Member States to provide additional means of financing;

Amendment 503 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need to support a just transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, would be an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ~~ambitious climate targets~~climate neutrality while addressing social impacts; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources~~, would be a key element for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal~~ and a fair and equitable sharing of financial support between the regions most affected, would be a key element for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal; in this regard, welcomes the revaluation of the Just Transition Fund within the framework of Next Generation EU;

Amendment 504 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need to support a just transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, would be an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impacts; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources, would be a key element for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal; highlights the role of social dialogue and importance of active involvement of all social partners in assessing the impact that transition has on society;

Amendment 505 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need to support a just transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, would be an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impacts; underlines that clean technology investments have a key role in this regard to support long-term economic development of regional economies; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources, would be a key element for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal;

Amendment 506 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need to support a just transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a ~~Just~~specific Transition Fund, ~~would be~~is an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impacts; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources, would be a key element for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal; welcomes, in that connection, the upgrading of the Just Transition Fund in the context of Next Generation EU;

Amendment 507 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need to support a just transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, would be an important tool to facilitate the transition and reach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impacts; stresses that robust financing of this instrument, including additional budgetary resources, such as a financial or a harmonised 25% minimum effective tax rate on big multinational companies would be a key element for the successful implementation of the European Green Deal;

Amendment 508 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Highlights the need to support a just transition, and believes that a well- designed Just Transition Mechanism, including a Just Transition Fund, would be an important tool to ~~facilitate the transition~~avoid job losses and pre~~ach ambitious climate targets while addressing social impact~~serve territorial economic competitiveness; stresses that robust financing of this instrument~~, including additional budgetary resources,~~ would be a key element for ~~the~~its successful implementation ~~of the European Green Deal~~;

Amendment 509 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should ensure the ~~correct~~smooth functioning of the ~~single market~~European economies, give a new boost to national economies, create a level playing field inside and outside EU and ensure easier access to finance, raw materials and markets, in addition to ensuring appropriate levels of investment, research and innovation, social rights and welfare, education and skills to boost competitiveness and sustainability;

Amendment 510 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Reminds that the Conclusions of the European Council on the Communication on a European Green Deal and the content of this Communication identify carbon-intensive sectors and energy intensive industries as being indispensable for the supply of key value chains and that, consequently, an enabling framework must be put in place, which allows their transformation, which means attaining CO2-emission neutrality via integrated evolution rather than restructuring. The Conclusions of the European Council together with the Communication on the Green Deal further identify a range of measures, which, if specifically designed for energy intensive industries and implemented as a whole, would significantly contribute to this objective. These dedicated measures should be combined into an “Energy Intensive Industries Transformation Package” to be mainstreamed into all implementing initiatives and legislation of the Green Deal and the Recovery Plan;

Amendment 511 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Commission to develop a “EU Climate Calculator” (ECC) for materials, products and services related to the EU industry; stresses that the ECC should ensure a level-playing field for data that ensures a clear and reliable picture of the greenhouse gas(GHG) footprint related to the industrial actives; stresses that such a ‘holistic approach’ would open up for positive behavioural affects by EU citizens, industries, and SMEs; stresses that the concept must be based on the principles of circular and lifecycle economy in order to drive demand for climate-friendly goods “made in Europe”, strengthening the competitiveness of the EU building sector; suggests the Commission to use already known scientific methods when estimating GHG emissions, e.g. with inspiration from its “Product Environmental Footprint”;

Amendment 512 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses the importance of the regional dimension of industrial policy, since economic disparities between regions are persistent and even risk to deepen with the impacts of the coronavirus crisis; to deal with the decline of regions, regional redevelopment plans have to develop sustainable transformation strategies and combine economic revitalisation programmes with active labour market programmes; calls on the Commission to work closely with the Member States in order to draw up medium- and long-term forecasts regarding the skills required by the employment market;

Amendment 513 #

Maria SPYRAKI, Tom BERENDSEN, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Eva MAYDELL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Underlines the need to increase spending on research, development and innovation as key element to achieve the twin transitions, improve strategic autonomy and increase long-term competitiveness; calls on the Member States to uphold their commitment of investing 3% of GDP on research and innovation; underlines the role of key enabling technologies in building critical technological capacities throughout the EU;

Amendment 514 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls for the Commission to further strengthen Europe’s low-carbon production in energy intensive industries (e.g. chemicals, steel, cement, non-ferrous metals) while striving for the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan II, to help displace imports from more carbon-intensive regions and incentivise higher levels of climate ambition from the EU’s global trading partners;

Amendment 515 #

Maria SPYRAKI, Tom BERENDSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Stresses the importance of the regional dimension of industrial policy. The already persistent disparities between regions risk to deepen because of the coronavirus crisis. Regional redevelopment plans have to delineate transformations strategies, combining economic revitalisation programmes with active labour market programmes;

Amendment 516 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Considers that the development of appropriate network for the transport of hydrogen and CO2 will play a key role in successfully decarbonising energy- intensive industries; calls on the Commission to thoroughly assess the industry’s energy needs in its upcoming initiatives on sector integration and the revision of the TEN-E Regulation;

Amendment 517 #

Maria SPYRAKI, Tom BERENDSEN, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Eva MAYDELL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)

16c. Considers that the EU should foster a fully circular and life-cycle approach to industrial decarbonisation, including both the production use and its end of life up until its recycling; calls on the Commission to follow such approach in policy-making;

Amendment 518 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. CUnderlines the need to increase spending on research, development and innovation as key element to achieve the twin transitions, improve strategic autonomy and increase long-term competitiveness; calls on the Member States to uphold their commitment of reaching 3% of GDP on research and development; underlines the role of key enabling technologies in building critical technological capacities throughout the EU; reminds the Commission that many of the technologies we need to drive forward decarbonisation and digitalisation are yet to be developed; calls on the Commission to tailor Horizon Europe and its industrial strategy to the development, scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, ~~climate- neutral~~ technologies and products including for the energy transition; believes that for a resilient, fit for the future European industry, the industry strategy should entail the whole supply chain, in particular of the critical technologies and materials required to realise the energy transition;

Amendment 519 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy ton the resource and energy efficiency principles and consequently promote the scaling-up and commercialisation of environmentally sustainable breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing ~~risk~~ financing tools for early-stage technology and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral, circular, zero-emission and renewable technologies, processes and products; in this regard, highlights the importance of a fair distribution of those financial resources not only across countries but also across their regions especially those with a low industrialisation and innovation rate;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 520 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Dan NICA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral technologies and products; reminds the Commission that many of the technologies we need to drive forward decarbonisation and digitalisation are yet to be developed; calls on the Commission to tailor Horizon Europe and industrial strategy to the development, scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union;

Amendment 521 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union to bridge the gap between innovation and market deployment, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology, demonstration projects and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral technologies and products; encourages the Commission and Member States to develop one-stop shops with streamlined information on financing possibilities for industrial demonstration projects for breakthrough technologies;

Amendment 522 #

Niels FUGLSANG, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carlos ZORRINHO, Mohammed CHAHIM, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral technologies and products; considers that the European industrial strategy should provide a framework and targets for moving towards a green and digital economy that the industry can rely on when planning its investments;

Amendment 523 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Mohammed CHAHIM, Łukasz KOHUT, Niels FUGLSANG

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral technologies and products; considers that risk financing should also be used to support EU investments in renewable energy projects that deploy EU- made equipment in third countries;

Amendment 524 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral technologies and products; and supporting the development of research infrastructure, particularly in these Members States which need some improvements in this regard;

Amendment 525 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to ~~tailor~~centre its industrial strategy toforemost on energy and resource efficiency and to promote the scaling- up and the commercialisation of environmentally sustainable breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology and develop~~ing~~ early value chains to support first commercial-scale, ~~climate- neutral~~zero- emission and circular technologies ~~and~~, products, processes and services;

Amendment 526 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 527 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 528 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up ~~and commercialisation~~ of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing ~~risk financing for early-stage technology and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale,~~high quality public research and development policies to support both medical and climate- neutral technologies and products;

Amendment 529 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 53 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Fabienne KELLER, Bernard GUETTA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Sylvie BRUNET, Nicola DANTI, Katalin CSEH, Pierre KARLESKIND, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should ensure the ~~correct~~full functioning of the single market, create a level playing field inside and outside EU in particular by making reciprocal access to markets a principle and ensure easier access to finance, raw materials and markets, in addition to ensuring appropriate levels of investment, research and innovation, education and skills to boost competitiveness and sustainability;

Amendment 530 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling- up and the commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing ~~risk~~ financing tools for early-stage technology and develop~~ing~~ early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral and renewable technologies and products;

Amendment 531 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing early-stage risk financing ~~for early-stage technology~~ and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral technologies and products;

Amendment 532 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Highlights that the competitiveness of European industry can only be backed by an efficient infrastructure network; calls for a long-term investment policy for equipping and renovating infrastructure and for reducing the administrative barriers which hinder the progress of the trans-European networks; calls for more funding for Connecting Europe Facility in order to boost investments in electricity infrastructures, interconnections, digitalisation and smart grids; stresses the need to expedite green Projects of Common Interest (PCI), and revise the Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN- E) Regulation as soon as possible. In particular, in the expected revision of the TEN-E, the Commission should recognise investment in building renovations, including public buildings, as a PCI;

Amendment 533 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to ensure an harmonised EU-wide approach for Member States to incentivise and support investments in zero emission production processes, technology-specific schemes, accessible to industrial actors from different sectors, to be granted in an open, transparent manner, in order to trigger investments where expected pay-back periods extent beyond the industry standards, and that cannot be recovered from the markets or cannot be passed on along the value chain; stresses that such instruments shall not interfere with state aid and be conditional to companies upon adoption of a credible GHG emission reduction plan to net-zero;

Amendment 534 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to revive and update the ideas underpinning the Small Business Act by introducing initiatives designed to support in particular micro- and small enterprises, which make up more than 99% of the EU's manufacturing fabric; takes the view that 'one-size-fits-all' initiatives for SMEs do not foster the right approach towards MSMEs and that the broadening of the scope of many measures to cover mid-caps has thrown that mismatch into sharper relief; considers that backing for MSMEs must also take the form of support for the incremental innovation which is typical of enterprises of this kind;

Amendment 535 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to recover, by renewing it, the spirit of the Small Business Act, through initiatives aimed in particular at supporting micro and small-size enterprises, which provide for over 99% of the European production capacity; worries that "one size fits all" initiatives for SMEs do not favour either micro-enterprises or SMEs, while expanding many of such measures to mid- caps has further stressed this gap; stresses that support for micro-enterprises and SMEs must also come by boosting incremental innovation;

Amendment 536 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Calls on the Commission to retrieve and renew the spirit of the Small Business Act, through initiatives aimed at supporting especially the micro and small businesses, as often the "one size fits all" measures do not ensure the appropriate approach to micro and SMEs; believes that ad hoc supporting measures will have to address SMEs, avoiding bureaucratic obstacles, ensuring that the necessary liquidity reaches companies through effectively and accessible tools characterized by fast, agile and SME- friendly procedures;

Amendment 537 #

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Carlos ZORRINHO, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Asks the Commission to look into ‘carbon contracts for difference’ (CCD),which would be concluded after a competitive tendering process and which would guarantee the reimbursement of the difference between the current CO2 price and the actual CO2 avoidance costs that companies incur as a result of investments in new processes and technologies; asks the Commission to define technology benchmarks that projects must satisfy to be considered compatible with the net-zero GHG emission goal; considers that the resulting costs of the CCDs could be refinance through a climate contribution that is added to the related products in the industry applying both to domestic and imported products, in order to ensure a fair distribution of costs and ensure that investments in GHG-free technologies pay off immediately and short-term competitive disadvantages compared to countries without corresponding CO2 pricing are avoided;

Amendment 538 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Pierre KARLESKIND, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Bart GROOTHUIS, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Highlights the need to support production of batteries and the recycling of metal in Europe; stresses the need to ensure that the industrial strategy will be aligned with the upcoming initiative of the Commission on batteries;

Amendment 539 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers it imperative to digitalise the Union’s industries, including traditional ones; calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, smart production, mobility, and resilient and secure very high-speed networks; invites the Commission, in this respect,the Union requires an innovative industrial strategy that accelerate the digitisation of our industries and SMEs including traditional ones, enhance the EU industrial capacity in critical digital infrastructures and strengthen the digital and data single market; considers the Union must support businesses in the automation and digitisation of their know-how and training and investment in digital equipment (hardware and software) for businesses; underlines the importance of the Digital Europe -programme for improving the digital capabilities of SMEs and accelerating the adoption of enabling and emerging technologies in industries; encourages the creation of digital innovation hubs across the EU; calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, smart production, mobility, supercomputing, cloud, quantum technology, resilient and secure very high-speed 5G and 6G networks, blockchain, robotics, batteries and satellite internet; invites therefore the Member States and the Commission, in this respect, to ensure a timely implementation of the relevant key measures recommended in the 5G cybersecurity toolbox and in particular to apply, where appropriate, the relevant restrictions on high risk suppliers for key assets defined as critical and sensitive in the EU coordinated risk assessments and to assess the effectiveness of co-financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complement or replace traditional ‘on demand’ grants/tender-based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable development and calls for these funds to have a stronger focus on research and innovation and to be better linked with Horizon Europe and the Digital Europe Programme;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union’s industrial strategy should ensure the correct functioning of the single market, avoid market distortions, create a level playing field inside and outside EU and ensure easier access to finance, raw materials and markets, in addition to ensuring appropriate levels of investment, research and innovation, education and skills to boost competitiveness and sustainability;

Amendment 540 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers, it is imperative to digitalise the Union’s industries, including traditional ones through accelerating the diffusion of digital solutions; highlights in this context the crucial role of the Cultural and Creative industries; calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, smart production, Internet of Things (IoT), quantum computing, mobility, and resilient and secure very high-speed ~~networks; invites the Commission, in this respect, to assess the effectiveness of co- financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complemen~~connectivity and 5G networks; underlines the crucial role the industrial instruments within Horizon Europe and the Digital Europe Programme have to play, including the public private partnerships, i.e. on health, digital, energy and transport, which will help leveraging public and private investment; believes therefore that a higher budget for replace traditional ‘on demand’ grants/tender- based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable developmentHorizon Europe is crucial and that the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) will provide crucial support, especially for SMEs and start-ups to access finance and scale up; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) to have a stronger focus on research and innovation and to be better linked with Horizon Europe and in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable development; reminds the Parliament’s call for 120bn for Horizon Europe to allow the programme to address all of its given priorities;

Amendment 541 #

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Carlo CALENDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. CHighlights that digital technologies are critical enabler for attaining the sustainability goals of the Green New Deal but that they also present interlinking risks for both people and the environment which have not fully been explored yet; considers it imperative tohat the digitaliseation of the Union’s industries, including traditional ones;, supports and does not hamper the transition towards a climate-neutral economy; calls, therefore, on the Commission to ensure that the digital transition of the EU industries is at the service of the EU energy and climate goals and to plan financial investments accordingly; in this regard, calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, smart production, e-mobility, and resilient and secure very high-speed networks; invites the Commission, in this respect, to assess the effectiveness of co- financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complement or replace traditional ‘on demand’ grants/tender-based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable development;

Amendment 542 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 543 #

Sara SKYTTEDAL, Tomas TOBÉ, Eva MAYDELL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 544 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 545 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers it imperative to digitalise the Union’s industries, including traditional ones; takes the view that digitalisation must also encompass industry access to 5G and the reservation of bandwidth for industry; calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, smart production, mobility, and resilient and secure very high-speed networks; invites the Commission, in this respect, to assess the effectiveness of co- financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complement or replace traditional ‘on demand’ grants/tender-based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable development;

Amendment 546 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers it imperative to digitalise the Union’s industries, including traditional ones and SMEs; calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, creativity, smart production, smart grids, mobility, and resilient and secure very high-speed networks; invites the Commission, in this respect, to assess the effectiveness of co- financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complement or replace traditional ‘on demand’ grants/tender-based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth ~~and~~, sustainable development and the modernisation and improvement of education and training systems;

Amendment 547 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers it imperative to digitalise the Union’s industries, including traditional ones; highlights in this context the crucial role of the cultural and creative industries, calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, smart production, mobility, and resilient and secure very high-speed networks; invites the Commission, in this respect, to assess the effectiveness of co- financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complement or replace traditional ‘on demand’ grants/tender-based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable development;

Amendment 548 #

Marc BOTENGA, Sira REGO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers it imperative to digitalise the Union’s industries, including traditional ones; but with affected employment protection policies; calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, smart production, mobility, and resilient and secure very high-speed networks; invites the Commission, in this respect, to assess the effectiveness of co- financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complement or replace traditional ‘on demand’ grants/tender-based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in supporting quality job creation, ~~business competitiveness~~training, wages, business development, economic growth and sustainable development;

Amendment 549 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers it imperative to digitalise the Union’s industries, including traditional ones; calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, smart production, mobility, software engineering, software technology, and resilient and secure very high-speed networks; invites the Commission, in this respect, to assess the effectiveness of co- financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complement or replace traditional ‘on demand’ grants/tender-based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable development;

Amendment 55 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Nils TORVALDS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Morten PETERSEN, Nicola BEER

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the strategic autonomy and resiliency of the Union require technological leadership and a competitive industrial base; whereas investments in research, development and innovation are needed to industrial competitiveness, European companies will remain to depend on the well-functioning of the Single Market and market access abroad as a driver for competitiveness; whereas manufacturing and service companies in Europe are highly integrated into global value chains, companies are likely, post COVID-19, to strengthen and diversify the supply chains in order to reduce over-reliance on one market;

Amendment 550 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 551 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Considers ~~it imperative to~~the digitaliseation of the Union’'s industries, including traditional ones, as a priority; calls on the Commission to ~~invest,~~, support inter alia, ~~in the~~ data economy, human centric artificial intelligence, smart production, mobility, and ~~resilient and secure very high-speed networks;~~very high-speed networks that are resilient and secure; in this respect, invites the Commission~~, in this respect,~~ to assess the effectiveness of co- financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complement or replace the traditional ‘“on demand’” grants/tender- based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) inaiming at supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic ~~growth and~~ sustainable development and prosperity;

Amendment 552 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 553 #

Antonio TAJANI, Salvatore DE MEO, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 554 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 555 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 556 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Fabienne KELLER, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Highlights that EU industrial competitiveness relies on a fully functioning Single Market in Products and Services; underlines that the Commission must consider how to deepen the Single Marker as part of any revised set of priorities and address the existing regulatory and non-regulatory internal market barriers stemming from restrictive and complex national rules, limited administrative capacities, imperfect transposition of EU rules, as well as their inadequate enforcement; stresses the importance of more flexible and transparent governance of the internal market with more effective peer reviews to identify and address barriers and non- compliance, improved monitoring and performance tools such as Internal Market Scoreboard to better reflect market reality, as well as strengthened SOLVIT network;

Amendment 557 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Underlines the key role of the digital sector in contributing to the transformation of the industrial sector, both as a source of clean technology solutions and optimisation of industrial processes and minimising its environmental impact; given the high consumption of energy and resources connected with ICT, asks the Commission to assess the potential environmental impact of the massive development of digital solutions and to put energy efficiency and circular economy requirements at the heart of the development of digital technologies and data centres; asks the Commission to propose concrete avenues for digital solutions to serve the ecological transition and to establish a methodology for monitoring and quantifying the increasing environmental impact of digital technologies;

Amendment 558 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Regrets the still significant gap between large and small/medium enterprises with reference to the integration of digital technologies in their business operations, underlines that bridging this gap would constitute an improvement of the functioning of the internal market and would be beneficial for the overall European industrial competitiveness; calls on the Commission to assess and enhance the outreach of the European Digital Innovation Hubs, which - due to their knowledge of the local economic ecosystems - can represent an effective way to help SMEs digitalise;

Amendment 559 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Considers the need for a European legal framework on AI, robotics and related technologies that addresses ethical principles and fundamental rights in their development, deployment and use, as well as safety and liability questions; highlights that the innovation and competitiveness of Europe’s industry will require a horizontal framework that reflects the values and principles of the Union, in order to provide concrete guidance and legal certainty to citizens and businesses alike - including those located outside of Europe;

Amendment 56 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Fabienne KELLER, Bernard GUETTA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Sylvie BRUNET, Nicola DANTI, Katalin CSEH, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the Union’s sovereignty and strategic autonomy require an autonomous and competitive industrial base and a massive effort in research and innovation; whereas the industrial strategy should contain an action plan to strengthen shorten and diversify the supply chains of European industry in order reduce over-reliance on few markets and increase their resilience as well as a strategy on smart reshoring to increase the production and investments in strategic sectors, redeploy industries in Europe and relocate industrial production in some strategic sectors for the EU;

Amendment 560 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Emphasises the importance of the Digital European Programme in equipping workers with crucial digital skills for Europe’s industrial future; urges the Commission to set up an expert stakeholder group tasked with predicting future industrial skills gaps and shortages with the help of AI and big data’s capabilities;

Amendment 561 #

18a. Reminds to the Commission to take into account the different industrial ecosystems in order to do a tailored approach in designing the programs under the Industrial Strategy, taking into account the needs of the less technological regions;

Amendment 562 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Takes the view that incentives to use tax credit schemes must be accompanied by determined action to address fiscal dumping, which distorts the European single market;

Amendment 563 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. The incentive to use tax credit systems must be matched by targeted measures aiming to overcome tax dumping, which is responsible for distorting effects within the internal market;

Amendment 564 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Recalls that any National Tax Credit schemes should be accompanied by a strong European initiative to overcome any fiscal dumping within the EU;

Amendment 565 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Emphasises that the specific nature of micro-enterprises requires that consideration be given to developing tailored instruments if the digitalisation objectives are to be achieved;

Amendment 566 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Emphasises that research and innovation projects under Horizon Europe are critical investments in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, highlights the crucial role of industrial synergies and private-public partnerships to enable faster and more efficient completion of innovative projects and presentations of technical demonstrators in crucial industries such as aviation, energy storage and hydrogen;

Amendment 567 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure the investments needed infrastructure to guarantee broad access in all European regions, in particular in rural areas and the regions covered by the Article 174 of the TFEU;

Amendment 568 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18c. Stresses the potential role of the regions in achieving the European industrial ambitions; believes that interregional cooperation aimed at the sustainable and digital transformations, as in the Smart Specialisation strategies, are to be strengthened in order to stimulate regional ecosystems; therefore asks the Commission to support the development of tools which can provide a clear roadmap for regions with a tailor- made approach to secure industrial leadership;

Amendment 569 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)

18d. Stresses the need to bridge the digital divide among businesses and industries, as the gap between front- runners and laggards creates uneven diffusion of innovation in the economy; encourages therefore, the Commission and Members States to create opportunities for firms, especially SMEs, to increase their absorptive capacity of innovative technologies;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas in the European Union there are still “missing entrepreneurs”, such as youth, migrants, senior, women, whose entrepreneurial potential still needs to be fully developed; whereas the Union’s industrial strategy could represent an opportunity to foster the entrepreneurial culture of under- represented or disadvantaged categories and to enable them to fully contribute to the digital and environmental transition;

Amendment 570 #

Antonio TAJANI, Salvatore DE MEO, Massimiliano SALINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)

18e. Highlights that in addition to guaranteeing investment in digitalisation other measures such as the correct implementation of the European Electronic Communications Code and the review of the Cost reduction directive will be instrumental for the EU to fully seize the growth potential of the Digital transformation; stresses that the potential of IoT to help European industry recover from the crisis is great and that the Commission must ensure there are no barriers to the free-movement of IoT devices across the EU;

Amendment 571 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. CWelcomes the position of the Commission on the use of industrial data; reiterates that data plays a key role in the transformation of European industries; stresses the importance of smart manufacturing growth, digitalisation and strategic autonomy of European industries; calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market~~, to~~ and ensures and promotes the ~~exchange of data among companies and among public institutions,~~access and flow of data within the EU and across sectors, industries and among public institutions, promote investment in next generation standards, tools and infrastructures to store and process data and pool European data in key sectors, with EU-wide common and interoperable data spaces, calls on the Commission to give particular focus and consideration on projects aimed at data curation and labelling, data format standardisation, data security; to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation systems in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, in line with a potential deal under the OECD in order to mitigate the risk of a trade war, and to further develop European standards for example on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure; including by revising the NIS directive and by establishing the cybersecurity competence centre network and to ensure fair platform to business relations that enable European enterprises and especially for SMEs to use data generated on platforms effectively; encourages the Commission to use the full capacity of ENISA to support the conduction of national cybersecurity risk assessments; highlights the importance of the EU space policy, especially to improve European industrial space capacities and to unlock the potential of the synergies with other key sectors and policies, in particular to develop cutting-edge technologies and accompany the industrial transformation;

Amendment 572 #

19. CWelcomes the position of the Commission on the use of industrial data; reiterates that data plays a key role in the transformation of European industries; stresses the importance of smart manufacturing growth, digitalisation and strategic autonomy of European industries; calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market~~, to~~ and ensures and promotes the ~~exchange of data among companies and among public institutions,~~access and flow of data within the EU and across sectors, industries and among public institutions, promote investment in next generation standards, tools and infrastructures to store and process data and pool European data in key sectors, with EU-wide common and interoperable data spaces, calls on the Commission to give particular focus and consideration on projects aimed at data curation and labelling, data format standardisation, data security; to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation systems in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users in line with a potential deal under the OECD in order to mitigate the risk of a trade war, and to further develop European standards for example on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure; including by revising the NIS directive and by establishing the cybersecurity competence centre network and to ensure fair platform to business relations that enable European enterprises and especially for SMEs to use data generated on platforms effectively; encourages the Commission to use the full capacity of ENISA to support the conduction of national cybersecurity risk assessments; highlights the importance of the EU space policy, especially to improve European industrial space capacities and to unlock the potential of the synergies with other key sectors and policies, in particular to develop cutting-edge technologies and accompany the industrial transformation;

Amendment 573 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. CWelcomes the position of the Commission on the use of industrial data; reiterates that data plays a key role in the transformation of European industries; stresses the importance of smart manufacturing growth, digitalisation and strategic autonomy of European industries; calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market~~, to~~ and ensures and promotes the ~~exchange of data among companies and among public institutions,~~access and flow of data within the EU and across sectors, industries and among public institutions, promote investment in next generation standards, tools and infrastructures to store and process data and pool European data in key sectors, with EU-wide common and interoperable data spaces, calls on the Commission to give particular focus and consideration on projects aimed at data curation and labelling, data format standardisation, data security; to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation systems in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users in line with a potential deal under the OECD in order to mitigate the risk of a trade war, and to further develop European standards for example on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure; including by revising the NIS directive and by establishing the cybersecurity competence centre network and to ensure fair platform to business relations that enable European enterprises and especially for SMEs to use data generated on platforms effectively; encourages the Commission to use the full capacity of ENISA to support the conduction of national cybersecurity risk assessments; highlights the importance of the EU space policy, especially to improve European industrial space capacities and to unlock the potential of the synergies with other key sectors and policies, in particular to develop cutting-edge technologies and accompany the industrial transformation;

Amendment 574 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Bernard GUETTA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Fabienne KELLER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Sylvie BRUNET, Bart GROOTHUIS, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market, to promote the secure exchange of data among companies and among public institutions, to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation system in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards ~~on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure;~~ and certification on cybersecurity and disruptive technologies, in particular for critical infrastructure; therefore the protection of critical European data in such critical infrastructures should be guaranteed through an assessment of service and technology providers to meet security as well as trustworthiness criteria modelled on the EU 5G toolbox. calls for the swift implementation of the European Data Strategy and the adoption of the Digital Services Act;

Amendment 575 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data ~~marke~~environment, to promote the non- profit exchange of data among companies and among public institutions, to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation system in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure; calls to tackle the growing energy use of data centres at building, server, and software level, applying strict energy and resource efficiency, renewable energy sourcing and waste heat recovery criteria; the energy efficiency first principle could be used as an evaluation criteria to compare different digital applications;

Amendment 576 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market, to promote the exchange of data and software among companies and among public institutions, ~~to develop and process~~especially by innovations and scaling up data harvesting; to develop skills, infrastructure, affordable and secure connectivity and data flows and supporting services to process European data on; Europe~~an soil,~~ must develop a capability to have an open and balanced data economy, that facilitates to have the right data at the right place in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation system in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure;

Amendment 577 #

Sara SKYTTEDAL, Tomas TOBÉ, Eva MAYDELL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market, to promote the exchange of data among companies and among public institutions, to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation system in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure; therefore the protection of critical European data in such critical infrastructures should be guaranteed through an assessment of service and technology providers to meet security as well as trustworthiness criteria modelled on the EU 5G toolbox;

Amendment 578 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 579 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considering the importance of digitalisation of the Union’s industries, calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market, and to invest significantly in resilient, secure high speed networks and in artificial intelligence to promote the exchange of data among companies and among public institutions, to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation system in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the new industrial capacity of the Union should reflect and go beyond the production models of the new industrial revolution which is distinct to the previous era by its reliance on increased connectivity, enhanced digital layers, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, hyper-performance computing and quantum computing;

Amendment 580 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market, to promote the exchange of data among companies and among public institutions, to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation system in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure, while respecting and safeguarding the privacy of EU citizens at all times;

Amendment 581 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market, to promote the exchange of data among companies and among public institutions, to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to harness the potential of the digital transformation to support research, to build a better digital taxation system in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure;

Amendment 582 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 583 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market, to promote interoperability and the exchange of data among companies of all sizes and among public institutions, to develop and process data on European soil, in particular ~~data~~ from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation system in which taxes profits ~~are taxed~~ where companies have a significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards on cybersecurity, and in particular for critical infrastructures;

Amendment 584 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to implement a single European digital and data market, to promote ~~the~~a functional exchange of data among companies and among public institutions, to develop and process data on European soil, in particular data from public bodies, to build a better digital taxation system in which profits are taxed where companies have significant interaction with users, and to further develop European standards on cybersecurity, in particular for critical infrastructure;

Amendment 585 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Considers that any legislative action in the context of a revision of the currently applicable intellectual property rights (IPR) framework must be carefully considered as this could have a significant impact on the still fragile and developing EU data economy; considers that there should be no ownership right based on intellectual property for non-personal data used and produced by technologies such as Artificial Intelligence;

Amendment 586 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to mobilise the GDPR; Europe must develop solid practices to process mixed industrial datasets that have a personal data contained. These practices need to be human-centric and guarantee privacy of employees and give clear grounds to get that valuable data to use; Ability to process effectively all data generated in industrial processes is also a key to meet the climate targets;

Amendment 587 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Considers that digital transformation will bring unimaginable opportunities for European businesses to become more agile, expand, and become larger competitors; underlines the importance to create an environment that facilitates the use of ICT and the development of smart solutions throughout the companies from the development to the implementation of ICT technologies;

Amendment 588 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to ensure its next pharmaceutical strategy will foster research, innovation and manufacturing in the EU, by way of an intellectual property system that promotes investments in medical research and a stable, effective and globally competitive regulatory framework;

Amendment 589 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Highlights the need for reducing digital imbalances in terms of digital infrastructure, so that innovation and industrial development is not only confined to concentrated urban industrial areas, but enable also in smaller cities and rural areas;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas according to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs report, 65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in completely new types of jobs that do not yet exist today; whereas education systems have to put in a position to impart the universal knowledge and skills required for this new form of careers;

Amendment 590 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Insists on the fundamental role of R&I in supporting the European industry’s digital and technological efforts and fostering Europe’s leadership in key digital technologies and their use across value chains and industrial platforms; highlights the need for all industrial sectors to embrace the digital revolution aiming at creating and transforming new business models, new concepts and technologies;

Amendment 591 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Calls for creation of new digital hubs in smaller cities and rural areas providing support for new digital start-ups and SMEs in areas that offer competitive advantages but are in need for investments;

Amendment 592 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Highlights the need to guarantee ultrafast and affordable connectivity that it an essential tool for EU businesses to remain competitive in the global economy and deliver new content, applications and services;

Amendment 593 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)

19d. Recognizes the importance of a European approach for data economy, that is transparent, trustworthy, interoperable and human centric; calls on the Commission and Member States to progressively reduce the fragmentation in different national strategies and address imbalances in market power aiming at supporting European wide flow of data, interoperability, data management, protection and (re)use;

Amendment 594 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that industrial transformation requires the integration of new knowledge and innovation into existing markets and their use in the creation of new ones; regrets, in this respect, that the Union invests less in R&D as a percentage of GDP than its global competitors and that it suffers from a serious lack of innovative capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises due to a shortfall in the necessary risk capital; highlights the need to increase considerably spending on research, development and innovation as key element to achieve the twin transition, improve strategic leadership and autonomy and increase long-term competitiveness; calls on the Member States to uphold their commitment of reaching 3% of GDP on research and development; Considers an increase of the funding of Horizon Europe as well as Digital Europe programs and Connected Europe Facility (digital and energy) is needed to achieve the ambitious targets. recognise the effective support of European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) and calls to strengthen their missions; calls for a public-private collaboration to promote the transfer of knowledge and technology from research centres and universities to the industrial process, taking advantage of the industrial ecosystem scheme; calls on the Commission to increase the budget for those programmes that underpin the transformation of the Union’s industry, including Horizon Europe and Digital Europe (DEP), and to foster synergies between regional, national, European and private financial sources by taking advantage of synergies among all Union programmes; calls on the Commission to target as a priority the whole range of decarbonised and renewable industrial processes; acknowledges the importance of intellectual property protection to incentivise R&D investments necessary to ensure continued participation of EU industry in the development of key technologies like 5G and 6G, necessary to achieve the EU 2025 connectivity objectives;

Amendment 595 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that industrial transformation requires ~~the integration of~~ new knowledge and innovation to be integrated into existing markets and t~~heir use in the creation of~~o create new ones; regrets, in this respect, that the Union invests less in R&D as a percentage of GDP than its global competitors and that it suffers from a serious lack of innovative capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises due to ~~a shortfall in~~the lack of the necessary risk capital; calls on the Commission to significantly increase the budget ~~for those programmes that~~and make sure that the funds underpinning the transformation of the Union’s industry~~, including~~ are climate proof , reiterates its position of calling for a budget of at least EUR 120bn for Horizon Europe, and to foster synergies between regional, national, European and private financial sources by, taking advantage of synergies amongst all Union programmes; supports the establishment of European partnerships under Horizon Europe to leverage private sector investment and to support the recovery and ecological and digital transition, yet calls on the Commission to ensure that these Partnerships will be transparent and inclusive throughout their implementation, in particular as regards their strategic research agenda and annual work programmes, exclude any conflict of interest and corporate capture and are of true added-value to the society; Calls for a substantial share of the funds available for SMEs under the Horizon Europe programme to be implemented through the EIC but also collaborative parts of the programme;

Amendment 596 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that industrial transformation requires the integration of new knowledge and innovation into existing markets and their use in the creation of new ones; reminds that innovation is the engine of competitiveness for strategic industrial ecosystems and this should be translated in a strengthened support for innovation and entrepreneurship at every stage of the innovation cycle, with a special attention to the early stage and the market uptake, when the availability of capital is critical to reach a successful deployment; regrets, in this respect, that the Union invests less in R&D as a percentage of GDP than its global competitors and that it suffers from a serious lack of innovative capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises due to a shortfall in the necessary risk capital and existing red tape; calls on the Commission to improve the incentives and increase the budget for those programmes that underpin the transformation of the Union’s industry, including Horizon Europe and Digital Europe, and to foster synergies between regional, national, European and private financial sources by taking advantage of synergies among all Union programmes; highlights the need to increase the focus on research and innovation of cohesion policies;

Amendment 597 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that industrial transformation requires significant research and development efforts and the integration of new knowledge and innovation into existing markets and their use in the creation of new ones; regrets, in this respect, that the Union invests less in R&D as a percentage of GDP than its global competitors and that it suffers from a serious lack of innovative capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises due to a shortfall in the necessary risk capital; calls on the Commission to increase the budget for those programmes that underpin the transformation of the Union’s industry, ~~including~~especially for Horizon Europe up to EUR 120 billion, and to foster synergies between regional, national, European and private financial sources by taking advantage of synergies among all Union programmes; further encourages the Commission to establish within the Horizon Programme a mission dedicated to the decarbonisation of the industry and to make sure that, despite the economic downturn due to the COVID-19 crisis, the innovation fund will be equipped with the necessary financial means to help industry to innovate in low-emission technologies and products;

Amendment 598 #

Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Carlo CALENDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 599 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission communications of 11 March 2020 entitled “A new Circular Economy Action Plan For a cleaner and more competitive Europe” (COM(2020)98) and of 2 December 2015 entitled “Closing the loop - An EU action plan for the Circular Economy” (COM(2015/0614),

Amendment 60 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas any fair and sustainable production model should place workers, their representatives and trade unions, as well as workers interests and long standing expertise at the very core of its development to ensure a democratic functioning;

Amendment 600 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 601 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 602 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 603 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 604 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

20. Considers that industrial transformation requires the integration of new knowledge and innovation ~~into existing markets and their use in the creation of new ones~~; regrets, in this respect, that the Union invests less in R&D as a percentage of GDP than ~~its global competi~~other actors and that it suffers from a serious lack of innovative capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises ~~due to a shortfall in the necessary risk capital~~; calls on the Commission to increase the budget for those programmes that underpin the transformation of the Union’s industry, including Horizon Europe, and to foster synergies between regional, national, and European ~~and private~~ financial sources by taking advantage of synergies among all Union programmes;

Amendment 605 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 606 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 607 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 608 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes that a competitive industries depend heavily on recruiting and retaining a qualified workforce; notes, furthermore, that in the next five years alone, 120 million Europeans will have to up- or reskill1a;is, however, deeply worried that European education and training systems might not be able to keep pace; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Member States to move forward with the creation of the European Education Area, designed to build a level playing field and to increase the standards in the field of education across Europe, and increase investments in education, skills and life- long learning; _________________ 1a COM(2020)102 final

Amendment 609 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. In this regard, also believes that a better prepared and a more resilient society is key in dealing with disruptive events of a European or global scale and giving comprehensive policy responses. Coordinated R&S investments are key in this respect. To this end, calls on the Commission to launch under Horizon Europe a Partnership instrument on Pandemic Preparedness and Societal Resilience. The partnership would create the conditions for a better coordination at EU level, identify priority areas and launch actions that require high quality medical research and coordinated R&I investments.

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas EU industry and enterprises should actively participate in planning and developing educational and training programs in order to ease the transition to the labour market;

Amendment 610 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

20a. Calls on the Commission to focus efforts on developing an effective and competitive European military-industrial complex by making optimum use of instruments such as the European Defence Fund to support the sector through research, development, prototyping and the fine-tuning of industrial processes; welcomes the setting-up of DG Challenges, which can provide the administrative capacity needed to achieve that objective;

Amendment 611 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Believes that social economy enterprises should be fully involved in the outcome of the industrial strategy since they create public value and leave an essential impact on the local communities they are grounded in; calls in this regard on the Commission to take into account the specificities of this category of enterprises in the design of the financial instruments under the Union investment programmes in order to support their access to finance;

Amendment 612 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Bernard GUETTA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Fabienne KELLER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to invest in the construction of an efficient and competitive European military-industrial complex by making optimal use of instruments such as the Defense Fund to support the sector in terms of research, development and prototyping and the development of industrial processes; welcomes the creation of DG DEFIS that it provides the administrative capacity for achieving this objective;

Amendment 613 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Recognises R&I as a driver for industrial growth and for achieving more ambitious EU 2030 targets for sustainable (economic, environmental and social) development and fulfil the long-term climate and energy targets; asks the Commission to further support research programmes to industrial R&I in all industrial sectors – while also maintaining the support to fundamental and applied research;

Amendment 614 #

Dan NICA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Believes that the current IPR regime is not favouring innovation; believes that increased transparency, innovative management and licensing practices can bring faster market solutions; calls on the Commission to strike a balance between the enforcement of intellectual property rights and driving innovation, in particular as regards ensuring access to medicine and protecting public health;

Amendment 615 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to continue supporting the ability of European innovative companies to maintain effective protection for their R&D investments, secure fair returns, and in the longer term continue to develop open technology standards that support competition and choice; enhance Europe’s strategic autonomy and cybersecurity, as well as provide high- value employment;

Amendment 616 #

Sara SKYTTEDAL, Tomas TOBÉ, Eva MAYDELL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Acknowledges the importance of intellectual property protection to incentivise R&D investments necessary to ensure continued participation of EU industry in the development of key technologies like 5G and 6G, necessary to achieve the EU 2025 connectivity objectives;

Amendment 617 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to address in its next pharmaceutical and industrial strategies measures focused on ensuring that Europe ‘remains an innovator and world leader’, as outlined in President von der Leyen’s mission letter to Commissioner for health Stella Kyriakides;

Amendment 618 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to develop together with Member States potential tax incentive to boost R&D investments which have decreased heavily due to the COVID 19 crisis;

Amendment 619 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Reminds the Parliament’s call for EUR 120 bn for Horizon Europe to allow the programme to address all of its given priorities;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU should continue to pursue ambitious trade agreements both multilaterally and bilaterally;

Amendment 620 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Insists on the necessity to guarantee forward-looking Horizon Europe Programme, with a significant budget increase and a strengthened collaborative research-model; considering the efforts the industry will make to contribute achieving the 2050 sustainability targets, reiterates the need to be more ambitious and increase the proposed budget for Horizon Europe to at least EUR 120 billion of which at least the 56% should be allocated to Pillar II ‘Global challenges and European industrial competitiveness’; asks the Commission to extensively promote excellence and cooperation across various R&I players and to provide an efficient framework to tackle challenges affecting the EU’s economy, industry and society; calls on the Commission to consider to set up additional partnership instruments that should be retained throughout the lifespan of Horizon Europe;

Amendment 621 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that social economy enterprises and entities are fully involved in the Single Market and prioritised in the upcoming industrial strategy since they have already proven to be resilient, to create public value and an essential impact on the local communities they are grounded in and as they are founded on the values that should lead the reconstruction and transformation phase; calls in this regard on the Commission to introduce specific supporting and financial instruments able to assist this category of enterprises and to make sure they can access all Union’s investment programmes as well as to value the role of workers’ buy-outs during economic crisis;

Amendment 622 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Calls for the establishment of a European network to support and better coordinate high quality medical research in Europe, given the high fragmentation of the research activities in this area; reiterates the need to put in place a medicine shortage risk mitigation plan to manage any vulnerabilities and risks for the supply chain for critical medicines; reminds the importance of a research- based pharmaceutical industry as an essential contributor to ensuring quality manufacturing and supply of medicines to reach all patients in need, ensuring innovation and supporting the resilience, responsiveness and readiness of healthcare systems to address future challenges;

Amendment 623 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Bernard GUETTA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Fabienne KELLER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. highlights the relevance of Institutional Partnerships under Horizon Europe as efficient tools to promote R&I efforts within strategic industrial ecosystems;

Amendment 624 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Acknowledges the importance of research and innovation, and calls for the establishment of a genuine European network to support high quality medical research in Europe;

Amendment 625 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Calls on the Commission to develop together with Member States potential tax incentive to boost R&D investments which have decreased due to the COVID-19 crisis;

Amendment 626 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Stresses the need to ensure parity with the US and China in life science IP incentives in order for Europe to remain an attractive location for R&D investment and industrial development; calls on the Commission to maintain and develop Europe’s world-class IP system by promoting strong IP protection, incentives and reward mechanisms for R&D to attract investment into the development of future innovation for the benefit of patients;

Amendment 627 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Calls on the Commission to examine measures to counter the potential loss of knowledge and innovation during the current crisis; including instruments that support companies to temporarily share knowledge workers with public research organisations and universities to enable public-private research on public priorities as well as to retain employment and innovation capacity in times of crisis;

Amendment 628 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)

20d. Acknowledges that the research- based pharmaceutical industry is an essential sector and contributor to ensuring quality manufacturing and supply of medicines to reach all patients in need, to ensuring future innovation to address outstanding, unmet needs, and to supporting the resilience, responsiveness and readiness of healthcare systems to address future challenges including pandemics; acknowledges that the pharmaceutical sector critically employs some 765,000 people in Europe, supports around 2.7 million jobs in the EU, and is the largest contributor to Europe’s positive trade balance, contributing over EUR 91 billion in 2018;

Amendment 629 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)

20d. Welcomes the approach of industry alliances and the proposed hydrogen, low-carbon industries, battery, industrial clouds and platforms and raw materials alliances; emphasises that SMEs play an integral part in the creation of industry alliances and their production chains; highlights the need for adequate financial instruments for the alliances; calls on the Commission to include CC(U)S in the hydrogen and low-carbon industries alliances; statutory requirements must create a framework for innovations in climate-friendly mobility and energy generation;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas before the COVID 19 crisis, the European industry was already at a crossroad, while remaining the pillar of the European economy and providing employment for approximately 32 million people, its contribution to European GDP has fallen in 20 years from 23% to 19% and is currently facing intense international competition and is often affected by increasingly protectionist trade measures from third countries;

Amendment 630 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Stéphane BIJOUX, Fabienne KELLER, Bernard GUETTA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests; calls for a governance of these ecosystems that integrates all relevant stakeholders form the industrial sectors which are key to achieve the energy and digital transition; considers that ecosystems should play a role in the definition of solutions and measures to be adopted in order to implement the European industrial strategy; recalls that sectorial action plans announced within the Green Deal and the industrial strategy as well as work already undertaken in previous European industrial forums, in particular the Strategic Forum for IPCEIs, should all be taken into account in the future work of industrial ecosystems;

Amendment 631 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests; calls on the Commission to develop, besides the strategic value chains identified so far, vigorous industrial policies for each of the fourteen strategic industrial ecosystems and to support robust European value chains in the ecosystems that are crucial for the twin ecological and digital transitions;

Amendment 632 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; emphasises that industrial policy needs to be created through an inclusive, transparent and evidence-based approach, stresses that ecosystems should include all links to the value chains, including SMEs; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, creators, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market and coordination failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests;

Amendment 633 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 634 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner ~~energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods~~clean and secure energy, as well as the necessary energy infrastructure, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; calls for an analysis of the ecosystems to assess the needs of each sector for its transition and to help to establish a transition plan; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start- ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests;

Amendment 635 #

Maria SPYRAKI, Tom BERENDSEN, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Eva MAYDELL

21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; calls for each ecosystem to be analysed in more detail, including the specific needs of each contained sector and to develop sectorial investment plans for their transition; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests;

Amendment 636 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; calls for each ecosystem to be analysed in more detail, including the specific needs of each contained sector and to develop sectorial investment plans for their transition; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests;

Amendment 637 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; calls for each ecosystem to be analysed in more detail, including the specific needs of each contained sector and to develop sectorial investment plans for their transition; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests;

Amendment 638 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 639 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that ~~ecosystems will be key components of~~bringing together all relevant stakeholders in industrial ecosystems is vital to prepare the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and ~~cleaner~~renewable energy, transformative manufacturing and service- provision methods; ~~believes, moreover,~~moreover believes that, supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key toin solving market failures and supporting ~~efforts to cross~~the crossing of the ‘valley of death’, ~~including~~also in areas not yet covered by industrial interests, but high societal added value;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas different sectors have achieved different levels of adoption of innovative production capacity and operational skills, creating thus in Europe an uneven development of technological capabilities and human capital, especially in legacy sectors and industries;

Amendment 640 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that data-driven ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, leveraging advanced and smart manufacturing, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing, software technology and service-provision methods; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start- ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests;

Amendment 641 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; believes, moreover, that supporting virtuous collaboration ~~among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and support~~models among the different actors engaged in research and commercialization activities by which public authorities, universities, micro-enterprises and SMEs gather to foster innovation; considers that ecosystems will be key elements of the next industrial revolution, providing eaffor~~ts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interest~~dable and cleaner energy sources;

Amendment 642 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that representative ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and ~~cleaner~~renewable energy, transformative manufacturing and service- provision methods; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to for a democratic transition, for solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests;

Amendment 643 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 644 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable ~~and cleaner~~ energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start- ups, trade unions, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests;

Amendment 645 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 646 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Regrets the lack of transparency in the process of identification of the ecosystems, the lack of a clear role for the Industrial Forum and the Alliances and the limited information made available to the public; reminds that the ecosystem approach should have the aim to involve all relevant economic and social stakeholders, including civil society, in a holistic and transparent way to foster open discussions and overarching solutions which work for everyone; Calls therefore on the Commission to ensure transparency on industrial ecosystems and a clear role for civil society, consumers organisations and trade unions in the overall governance and implementation of the industrial Strategy and any other relevant legislations or initiatives;

Amendment 647 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission to create a High-Level Forum on Better Access to Health Innovation with relevant stakeholders, Member States and the Commission in light of their respective competence areas, to develop multi- stakeholder solutions to introducing new technologies into health systems and reduce the time patients in Europe wait for access to new treatments; stresses that a High-Level Forum would furthermore enable a comprehensive discussion and analysis of the root causes of unequal patient access and supply of medicines, also taking into consideration the fragmentation of the EU single market and different national approaches to pricing and reimbursement as well as healthcare investment and organisation;

Amendment 648 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Pierre KARLESKIND, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Bernard GUETTA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Fabienne KELLER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Sylvie BRUNET, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Highlights the potential role of the regions in achieving the European industrial ambitions; believes that interregional cooperation aimed at the sustainable and digital transformations, as in the Smart Specialisation strategies, are to be strengthened in order to stimulate regional ecosystems; therefore asks the Commission to support the development of tools which can provide a clear roadmap for regions with a tailor- made approach to secure industrial leadership;

Amendment 649 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission to provide endogenous growth in Europe, in orienting value through consumption and investment; believes that financialization is a threat for wage and investment in attracting profit from the industries to the shareholders; considers that fiscal policies and international cooperation in this matter should constraint the firms’ Financial strategies to promote surplus repartition for workers and investment instead of for shareholders;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas SMEs represents over 99% of all European firms but only 17% have successfully integrated digital technologies into their business; whereas 70% of the firms report access to talent as an obstacle to invest across EU;

Amendment 650 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Acknowledges that the research- based pharmaceutical industry is an essential sector and contributor to ensuring quality manufacturing and supply of medicines to reach all patients in need, to ensuring future innovation to address outstanding, unmet needs, and to supporting the resilience, responsiveness and readiness of healthcare systems to address future challenges including pandemics;

Amendment 651 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the Commission to ensure a balanced representation within the Industrial Forum of relevant stakeholders and business partners for each of the fourteen strategic industrial ecosystems; demands to ensure full participation of CSOs and independent experts and to balance public, societal and private interests within in the Industrial Forum;

Amendment 652 #

François-Xavier BELLAMY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Highlights that investment in key value chains will play a crucial role towards preserving our future strategic autonomy; believes necessary to prioritize investments towards industry of vital importance to our strategic autonomy, such as security, defence, food sovereignty and health;

Amendment 653 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Considers that essential sectors for ensuring the autonomy of the EU policy for health, safety, transport and infrastructure need leapfrogging to guarantee their long-term development; calls on the Commission for planning policy in key essential sectors in order to balance the development of such industries across Europe, discussed in stakeholders working groups including the above-mentioned stakeholders; calls for creation in each identified key sector the creation of public platforms for R&D and R&T, in which the above-mentioned stakeholders can identify and support product and process innovations that match the relevant citizens’ needs;

Amendment 654 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Bernard GUETTA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Fabienne KELLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers public procurement to be a crucial driver of industrial transformation; calls on the Commission to study how to fully use the leverage of public expenditure and investment to achieve policy objectives, including by making environmental and social criteria mandatory in public procurement and by setting up mandatory reporting obligations for the Commission and the Member States; calls on contracting authorities to systematically use an approach based on the best price-quality ratio over the lifetime of the products and services; encourages contracting authorities to use the provision (Article 85 of the Utilities Directive) which makes it possible to reject bids if more than 50% of the value is added outside the EU so as to favour industrial jobs in Europe; calls on the Commission to ensure that EU investment programmes do not go to State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) from third countries resulting in abnormally low tenders and unfair competition; calls also on the Commission to push for a more ambitious International Procurement Instrument that provides for reciprocity and mutual standards and to push for an European preference in defined strategic sectors;

Amendment 655 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers pGreen and Sustainable Public pProcurement to be a crucial driver of industrial transformation; calls on the Commission to study how to fully use the leverage of public expenditure and investments to achieve policy objectives, ~~including by making~~considers public procurement to be central to the EU’s economic recovery plan by prioritizing and fostering demand for eco-innovative and sustainable goods and services as well as enabling the relocalisation of key strategic sectors, such as health-related products and agriculture, and fostering shorter and sustainable supply chains; calls on the Commission to make environmental ~~and~~, social and ethics criteria mandatory in public procurement and to make sure that SMEs have a fair chance to participate in the substantial market for public procurement; further urges Member States to increase awareness and make better use of the existing schemes for promoting green services in public procurement; calls ~~also~~ on the Commission to push for a more ambitious International Procurement Instrument that provides for more sustainable and resilient value chains, reciprocity and mutual standards;

Amendment 656 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 657 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 658 #

Dan NICA, Carlo CALENDA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 659 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers public procurement to be a ~~crucial~~ driver of industrial transformation; calls on the Commission to study how to fully use the leverage of public expenditure and investment to achieve policy objectives, including by ~~making environmental~~strengthening sustainability and social criteria ~~mandatory~~ in public procurement; calls also on the Commission to push for a more ambitious International Procurement Instrument that provides for reciprocity and mutual standards; while focusing on efficiency and predictability of the instrument, to ensure free trade and competitive prices for consumers in Europe;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the new industrial era requires a different type of industrial organizations and firms (characterized by exponential characteristics) than the ones EU economies traditionally encountered (linear characteristics); whereas the digitalization of the economy reproduce diverse types of economies of scope and scale, generating thus diverse industrial dynamics of horizontal and vertical market integration, which changes the perspective of efficient size of the firms and the characteristics of intra- market competition and collaboration;

Amendment 660 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 661 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers green and sustainable public procurement to be a crucial driver of industrial transformation; calls on the Commission to study how to fully use the leverage of public expenditure and investment to create markets for carbon neutral and resource efficient products and services and achieve policy objectives, including by making environmental and social criteria mandatory in public procurement; calls also on the Commission to push for a more ambitious International Procurement Instrument that provides for reciprocity and mutual standards;

Amendment 662 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls for the Commission to further strengthen Europe’s low-carbon production in energy intensive industries (e.g. chemicals, steel, cement, non-ferrous metals) and advance the Circular Economy - following the recommendations of the 2019 EU Masterplan for a competitive transformation of energy-intensive industries - to help displace imports from more carbon-intensive regions and incentivise higher levels of climate ambition from the EU’s global trading partners;

Amendment 663 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of lead markets and introduce scalable demand-pull instruments for sustainable industrial materials and products, in particular with high Capex requirements; calls on the Commission to establish more ambitious and effective norms, quotas and standards in terms of GHG emission reduction, recycling, resource and energy-savings, zero pollution and circular economy requirements in support of the Sustainable Product Policy Framework; points to the revision of procurement standards for basic materials, such as in the building and construction sector, as well as the introduction of sustainable products and material purchasing mandates for large private sector consumers, quotas for climate neutral products and materials including zero- carbon steel and low-carbon cement, as well as mandatory labelling on durability and reparability of products and improved consumer information;

Amendment 664 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Is of the opinion that - in order to make the reconstruction and transformation phase truly effective - the public administration should play a key role to ensure a business-friendly economic environment and to reduce the administrative burden on enterprises while ensuring the highest standards of transparency and workers’ safety; believes that e-government tools, digital innovation policies and the enhancement of digital skills should be promoted within the public sector and among its employees; calls on the Commission to ensure the exchange of national and regional best practices in the field, with specific reference to the public management of economic competitiveness;

Amendment 665 #

Dan NICA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Recalls the importance of a sustainable and competitive pharmaceutical industrial sector to ensure sustainable access to medicines for patients, as demonstrated during the covid19 health crisis. In order secure existing production investments in Europe, ensuring long-term sustainability, competition and security of supply, calls on the Commission to support Member States by specifically developing ad hoc EU Guidelines on sustainable procurement of medicines, under the current public procurement directive, looking at criteria beyond the lowest price only, notably by implementing the so-called MEAT criteria;

Amendment 666 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission that in order to better support European research and innovation, to continue to support flexibility in licensing which enables innovators to license in a manner that reflects the many different uses made of their technology. In order for the EU to become front runners in 5G and 6G, European companies need fair compensation so they can maintain their R&D efforts; calls on the Commission to consider the impact that the IP Action Plan could have on European contributors to standards development;

Amendment 667 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the Commission to consider a possible introduction of ‘Buy European Act’ to support European manufacturers, especially SMEs, facing the increasing degree of competition stemming from emerging countries in particular; Stresses that ‘Buy European Act’ shall be necessary in the absence of a strong International Procurement Instrument; reminds, in this regard, that EU industry strategy is always been too much focused on services rather than manufacturing sectors which still represents the majority of EU SMEs;

Amendment 668 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. new paragraph. Acknowledges the contribution of standardisation to the European Single Market and its contribution to increase economic, societal and environmental welfare, including the health and safety of consumers and workers; underlines the need to develop, assess and use harmonised standards to support industries manufacture products in ways that are efficient, safe, repeatable, and of high quality;

Amendment 669 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Bernard GUETTA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Fabienne KELLER, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Nicola DANTI, Sylvie BRUNET, Bart GROOTHUIS, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Stresses the importance to provide political and policy direction and ambitious public programs to support the industry and to boost investments, particularly in R&D and space and defence industries; in this regards, highlights the importance of having adequate funding and fostering synergies in the next MFF for Horizon Europe, the European Space program and the European Defence Funds;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas SMEs are the backbone of the European economy and should be at the core of the EU industry and play a key role in implementing and delivering the EU industry policy;

Amendment 670 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Following the covid19 crisis and the clear need for a pan-European coordination and dialogue to guarantee access for patients to their treatments, urges the Commission to create an ad-hoc platform with policy-makers, authorities, the pharmaceutical industry and relevant stakeholders of the healthcare supply chain to define and agree on a common roadmap and concrete actions and policies for example to ensure the sustainability and competitiveness of the pharmaceutical sector in Europe;

Amendment 671 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Calls for the introduction of due diligence obligations with regard to human rights, social and environmental traceability along the entire production and value chains and to enlarge the scope beyond minerals and metals, in accordance with UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines on multinationals and the European non-financial reporting Directive;

Amendment 672 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)

22c. Urgently asks for a moratorium on deep seabed mining to be in place as of 2021 to prevent harmful raw material extraction in the oceans as secondary materials offer a far more viable supply source;

Amendment 673 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)

22d. Supports policy measures to make sustainable products the norm, including an expansion of the scope of eco-design with legislation making products more durable, repairable, reusable, toxic free and recyclable, and a strong eco-design and eco-labelling work programme 2020- 2024 still to be presented in 2020 and to adopt the measures for each specific product group as soon as they are ready, including for smartphones and other new IT equipment; implements digital product passport conveying material and chemical contents, circularity performances and carbon and environmental foot printing of products and materials placed on EU market, stresses the need to promote local consumption and production based on the principles of refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle and repair, to stop planned obsolescence business strategies where products are designed to have a short life span and need to be replaced, and to adapt consumption to the carrying capacity of the planet, makes sustainable purchasing mandatory for public authorities and private organisations;

Amendment 674 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 e (new)

22e. Believes that sustainably-sourced renewable materials will play an important role in the transition to a climate-neutral industry and overall economy, and highlights the need to stimulate investments in the development of a sustainable and circular bio- economy, where fossil-intensive materials are replaced with renewable and bio- based materials which are sustainably sourced and that are kept in use as long as possible in, for example, buildings, textiles, chemical products, packaging, shipbuilding and energy production; stresses that this will have to be done within ecological limits; Stresses the current inconsistencies between the Union’s biodiversity objectives and its bioenergy policy; calls therefore on the Commission to adopt stronger sustainability criteria for bioenergy to ensure its contribution do not harm biodiversity and ecosystems both within and outside the Union; calls for support for research and innovation in sustainable and circular bio-economy solutions that should take into account the need to protect unique biodiversity and ecosystems;

Amendment 675 #

Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Josianne CUTAJAR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to ~~adopt~~implement a strong governance framework, including an Industrial Forum to support the Commission in successfully implementing the industrial strategy, a standing progress point at the Competitiveness Council and at the European Parliament and Industrial Alliances between industry and Member States; calls on the Commission to complement this governance framework by adopting a strong Key Performance Indicator (KPI) system to analyse the ex- ante impact of Union regulations and instruments, possible investments and to monitor progress and results;

Amendment 676 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Bernard GUETTA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to adopt a strong Key Performance Indicator (KPI) system to analyse the ex-ante impact of Union regulations and instruments, and to monitor progress and results taking into account the SME dimension; calls on the Commission for regular reporting progress to the Competitiveness Council and to the European Parliament;

Amendment 677 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to adopt a strong Key Performance Indicator (KPI) system to analyse the ex-ante impact of Union regulations and instruments, and to monitor progress and results; highlight the need to develop, assess and use harmonised standards to enhance the competitiveness of European industry, to reduce costs, improve safety and increase productivity;

Amendment 678 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to adopt a strong Key Performance Indicator (KPI) system to analyse the ex-ante impact of Union regulations and instruments, and to monitor progress and results; asks the Commission to produce an annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on progress made in the transition to a net-zero GHG emission, competitive industry;

Amendment 679 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to adopt a strong Key Performance Indicator (KPI) system to analyse the ex-ante impact of Union regulations and instruments, and to monitor progress and results; underlines that the KPI system should be based on objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-oriented;

Amendment 68 #

Dan NICA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas the transition to new models of industrial production cannot be solely the outcome of a comprehensive EU strategy, but it also requires from the private firms substantial increase in the internal organizational demand for such a transition, as organizational change is highly cultural and based on internal desire for change;

Amendment 680 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to adopt a strong Key Performance Indicator (KPI) system to analyse the ex-ante impact of Union regulations and instruments on fact- based evidence, and to monitor progress and results;

Amendment 681 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to adopt a strong Key Performance Indicator (KPI) system to analyse the ex-ante impact of Union regulations and instruments, possible investments and to monitor progress and results;

Amendment 682 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Believes that the evaluation of EU legislation and measures should stronger focus on analysing the implementation in Member States and outline if EU legislation is implemented or interpreted in a way that creates unnecessary and unexpected regulatory hurdles for SMEs and larger companies alike;

Amendment 683 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the Commission to produce guidelines for national statistics agencies in order to gather relevant data about the industries, especially manufacturing, in Europe, to measure the integration of the value chains, the evolution of employment and territorial development;

Amendment 684 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Expects the industry strategy to entail proposals for the application of the one-in-one-out rule in such a way that for any additional compliance cost introduced by new legislation, the corresponding amount of compliance cost is reduced in the same sector; highlights the need to go even further and reduce regulatory burden where possible and calls for a concrete commitment and target for reducing unnecessary regulatory burden at European and national level of 30%; believes that the EU needs to reinforce its principles of ´big on big things, small on small things´ to better ensure proportionality;

Amendment 685 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)

23c. Highlights the increasing servification and digitalisation of European industries and that EU industries are relatively servicified in an international comparison; stresses the need to further remove barriers for services inputs, including the movement of physical persons and the free flow of data, both inside the internal market and vis-à-vis third countries;

Amendment 686 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 687 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. In the light of a profoundly changed international economic context, calls on the Commission to review its antitrust rules and to continue to ensure that the enforcement of EU competition law is effective in keeping ~~the Union globally competitive, seeking a balance between support for so-called ‘European champions’ and protection of the supply chain~~a fully functioning single market making EU companies globally competitive, seeking a balance between the functioning of the single market while protecting our industries from unfair global competition,; s~~o as to compensate for the lack of a global level playing field given the higher levels of concentration, margins and inequality visible in the econom~~tresses that the EU needs to adapt its competition rules, in particular, Europe needs to adapt the concept of dominant approach to consider, for example, consumer privacy, personal data protection, consumer choice, market structure, switching costs and lock-in effects; underlines that European industrial strength and competitiveness relies on a dense and diverse network of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises and suppliers; calls on the Commission to prioritise the support to SMEs and startups and to boost their innovation capacity, also ensuring that they have access to the Strategic Investment Facility;

Amendment 688 #

Clara PONSATÍ OBIOLS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 689 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas the transition to a new industrial era requires also a change in the mentality of value creation (business models), value delivery (operational models), and value capture (monetization models), and this changes are much more difficult to be realized in legacy industrial sectors operating with legacy business models, reducing thus their profitability, competitiveness and job places;

Amendment 690 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. In the light of a profoundly changed international economic context, calls on the Commission to review its aAntitrust rRules and to continue to ensure that the enforcement of EUthe Union’s competition law is effective inat keeping the Union globally competitive~~, seeking a balance between support for so-called ‘European champions’ and~~ and to guarantee a level playing field for SMEs with larger and more resourceful actors, and the protection of the supply chain from unfair competition, so as to compensate for the lack of a ~~global leve~~level global playing field ~~given the~~, considering higher levels of concentration, margins and inequality visible in the economy;

Amendment 691 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. In the light of a profoundly changed international economic context, calls on the Commission to review its antitrust rules and its rules on concentrations and to continue to ensure that the enforcement of EU competition law is effective in keeping the Union globally competitive, seeking a balance between support for so-called ‘European champions’ and protection of the supply chain from unfair competition, so as to compensate for the lack of a global level playing field given the higher levels of concentration, margins and inequality visible in the economy;

Amendment 692 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Acknowledges that a strong framework of intellectual property rights is a crucial factor underpinning European competitiveness, with a view to combating industrial espionage and counterfeiting and therefore calls on the Commission to preserve and strengthen this framework; stresses the need to ensure parity with the US and China in life science IP incentives in order for Europe to remain an attractive location for R&D investment and industrial development; calls on the Commission to maintain and develop Europe’s world- class IP system by promoting strong IP protection, incentives and reward mechanisms for R&D to attract investment into the development of future innovation for the benefit of patients;

Amendment 693 #

Nicola DANTI, Katalin CSEH, Nicola BEER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Considers that the effective enforcement of Intellectual Property rights is essential to protect companies’ intangible assets, promote innovation and creativity and improve competitiveness as well as to fight against counterfeiting and piracy; welcomes the announcement of an Intellectual Property Action Plan; Calls on the Commission to resume the debate on the extension of geographical indication protection at EU level to non- agricultural products to preserve know- how, support sustainable production and jobs and to improve the attractiveness and reputation of EU high quality productions worldwide;

Amendment 694 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Commission to create a temporary ‘European Industrial Agency for Reconstruction’ with capacity to bail out and manage European Companies that are strategically important in relation to the sector, aggregate production, employment levels or in terms of possible consequences on the productive system in order to have a single and efficient European industrial policy’s tool which can buffer the divergence between national aid schemes to avoid permanent distortions in the single market;

Amendment 695 #

Dan NICA, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls for the Commission to further strengthen Europe’s low-carbon production in energy intensive industries (e.g. chemicals, steel, non-ferrous metals, cement, non-ferrous metals) and advance the Circular Economy - following the recommendations of the 2019 EU Masterplan for a competitive transformation of energy-intensive industries - to help displace imports from more carbon-intensive regions and incentivise higher levels of climate ambition from the EU’s global trading partners.

Amendment 696 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the Commission to ensure a strong governance of the industrial strategy, focusing on the fourteen industrial ecosystems identified and should include relevant stakeholders and representatives of the fourteen industrial ecosystems, together with representatives from Member States and EU institutions;

Amendment 697 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Acknowledges that a strong framework of intellectual property rights is a crucial factor underpinning European competitiveness, and therefore calls on the Commission to preserve and strengthen this framework;

Amendment 698 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. In order to protect European competitiveness; insists that the measures proposed in the Commission’s upcoming Pharmaceutical Strategy should be focused on ensuring that Europe ‘remains an innovator and world leader’, as outlined in President von der Leyen’s mission letter to Commissioner Stella Kyriakades, acknowledging that the start of any EU policy aiming at bringing back manufacturing of medicines and active ingredients in Europe starts with the maintenance of a vibrant research-based pharmaceutical industry on its territory;

Amendment 699 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Calls on the Commission to create a temporary ‘European Industrial Agency for Reconstruction’ with capacity to bail out and manage European Companies that are strategically important in relation to the sector, aggregate production, employment levels or in terms of possible consequences on the productive system in order to have a single and efficient European industrial policy’s tool which can buffer the divergence between national aid schemes to avoid permanent distortions in the single market;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the conclusions on “More circularity - Transition to a sustainable society” as adopted by the Council at its 3716th meeting held on 4 October 2019 (12791/19),

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)

Bf. whereas the industrial organizations who advanced their transition to digitally enhanced industrial capabilities, have improved their efficiency in terms of revenue per employee and fixed asset turnover by 9% whereas idle and not innovative firms experienced reduction to their revenue efficiency by 4%; whereas the firms that attempted successfully the transition to the operational capabilities of the new industrial era increased their profitability in terms of EBIT and net profit margin by 26% contrary to idle firms that experienced a sharp reduction to profitability by 24%; whereas these numbers indicate that the greatest challenge of the EU is to address these discrepancies designing a policy that focuses on the acceleration of the demand side for technological innovation, to improve technology transfer mechanisms and facilitate the intra-organizational transitions within the firms;

Amendment 700 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)

24c. Considers that a comprehensive approach to industrial strategy including all EU policies, can play an important role in economic and ‘industrial’ diplomacy; encourages the Commission to actively use the network of EU Chambers of commerce in third countries to create new business partnerships, as well as to include industry in missions to third countries;

Amendment 701 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)

24d. Calls on the Commission to implement as soon as possible the European Unitary Patent as provided for by the agreement on a unified patent jurisdiction of 19 February 2013;

Amendment 702 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)

24e. Calls for a review of the EU’s trade policy to ensure that European industry enterprises no longer have to face unbalanced competition from companies from non EU States that do not impose the same level of prescriptive requirement on their production;

Amendment 703 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 f (new)

24f. Calls for raising the ceiling on ‘de minimis’ aid and the ceiling on State aid exempted from notification by the Commission’s General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER);

Amendment 704 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 g (new)

24g. Calls on the Commission to ban all EU funding for non-European or third- country companies that do not in practice respect reciprocity in the access to public procurement;

Amendment 71 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas in this context a rapid and just recovery will not be achieved through business-as-usual and any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery; in the spirit of transformation and in consistency with the EU’s long-term climate and environment objectives; whereas this transformation constitutes an opportunity for Europe to modernise its industrial foundations, maintain and re-shore jobs and key industrial production and build up skills and capacities essential for the global effort to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 72 #

Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Ivars IJABS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Valérie HAYER, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Fabienne KELLER, Bernard GUETTA, Stéphane BIJOUX, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Sylvie BRUNET, Nicola DANTI, Pierre KARLESKIND, Martina DLABAJOVÁ, Andrus ANSIP

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas, all sectors of the economy have been impacted ,in particular SMEs across sectors, and some have come to a complete standstill; this is particularly the case for the tourism and catering industry, the creative and cultural industry, but also for more traditional industries (automotive, building, space, aeronautics, aluminium, steel, textiles, etc.); whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery while taking into account industrial long-term objectives;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas the global health crisis has shown the need to strengthen the self- reliance of States and the European Union in essential and strategic sectors; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery and by supporting enterprises on a sustainable basis to ensure jobs and the transition to a more resilient European economy;

Amendment 74 #

Jens GEIER, Petra KAMMEREVERT, Victor NEGRESCU, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlo CALENDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery, especially with regards to those sectors hit hardest by the Covid-19-lock-down measures; whereas this recovery should be completely in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement and the European Climate Law;

Amendment 75 #

Robert HAJŠEL, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Mohammed CHAHIM, Josianne CUTAJAR

C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery that supports industrial reconstruction and transformation towards climate-neutrality objectives and resource efficiency with skilled workforces accompanying these transformations;

Amendment 76 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe, which risks to exacerbate inequalities and social tension in the European Union, especially among the most vulnerable citizens; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery and long- term global competitiveness especially in growth sectors, including in labour intensive industries;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery laying the foundation for reconstruction and transformation of the industrial base in line with the European Green Deal objectives;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy should start by addressing industrial recovery and long- term global competitiveness especially in growth sectors, including in labour intensive industries;

Amendment 8 #

Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Łukasz KOHUT, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Tsvetelina PENKOVA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Romana JERKOVIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)

- having regard to the Commission proposal for a Circular Economy Action plan COM (2020) 98 final,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its fallout have created an unprecedented economic downturn in Europe; whereas in this context any future- looking industrial strategy ~~should~~needs to start by addressing industrial recovery;

Amendment 82 #

Josianne CUTAJAR, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Robert HAJŠEL, Carlos ZORRINHO, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Alicia HOMS GINEL, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the first statistics we receive about the impact of COVID-19 is that the firms, irrespectively of their size, who had in place a digitalized layer could absorb more effectively the shocks coming from the disruption in the consumption as well as the operating failures in the supply chains; whereas the recent pandemic made apparent the distinction between digitization (firms having some digital capacity in place) from digitalization (firms having along with the digital capacity, also efficient procedures that merge technological capacity with human routines);

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has shown the crucial role of digital assets, including connectivity and networks, as well as of digital skills, as a tool enabling workers and companies to adapt the way they carry out their tasks and operations to the emergency situation; whereas the resilience of the digital infrastructure and the enhancement of the digital skills of the workforce are priority areas to boost the competitiveness of the European enterprises, especially SMEs;

Amendment 84 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas reindustrialisation and relocation within the Union and the Member States should be the priority of the new European industrial strategy; whereas the relocation policies should be based on essential and strategic sectors that will guarantee the sovereignty of Europe, the Member States and European citizens, in particular against financial, social, health and environmental crises;

Amendment 85 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the COVID-19 outbreak has illustrated the failure of the market economy in many aspects, notably the failure to produce sufficient first necessity products such as masks, respirators or other sanitary equipment necessary to respond to the crisis;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic, that has led to a shortage of medical devices and medicinal products, has once again revealed that Europe is over- dependent on foreign imports of raw materials and particularly for strategic sectors;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas continuity between the Union’s short-term and long-term industrial strategy is of paramount importance, underscores that resilience, digitalization and sustainability should be considered holistically as they re-enforce each-other, instead of pursuing them in silos; also, stresses that in any future industrial policy for EU, exponential and emerging technologies like AI, data analytics, blockchain, hyper-performance computing, and quantum-computing are all delivering more value in their convergence and not in isolation;

Amendment 88 #

Jens GEIER, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Łukasz KOHUT, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Lina GÁLVEZ MUÑOZ, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas the new industrial era for Europe requires a more technologically advanced understanding of the idea of infrastructures and their interplay between analogue and digital space, especially in the setting of an Industrial Internet of Things; underscores that significant investments should be made in 5G/6G, data management architectures (from cloud computing to edge and fog computing), Industrial Internet of Things as well as in the capacity of the EU to interconnect machines with proprietary semi-conductors constructed in Europe;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas new debts contracted to survive the economic downturn are likely to leave companies with a more fragile financial structure, leading to sluggish growth ~~in the~~and lack of investment capacities for the twin transition to a digitalised and climate-neutral economy in the short, medium and long term;

Amendment 9 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13

- having regard to the Commission proposal for a regulation of 4 March 2020 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law) (COM(2020)0080),deleted

Amendment 90 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas new debts contracted to survive the economic downturn are likely to leave companies with a more fragile financial structure and weaker human resources, leading to sluggish growth in the long term;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas new debts contracted to survive the economic downturn are likely to leave companies with a more fragile financial structure, leading to sluggish growth in the ~~long~~medium term;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas new debts contracted to survive the economic downturn ~~are likely to~~will leave companies with a more fragile financial structure, leading to sluggish growth in the long term;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas beyond the Covid crisis, climate change and environmental degradation remains one of the greatest challenges and require a comprehensive common approach; whereas EU industrial emissions are responsible for around 20 per cent of Europe’s total GHG emissions and over the past decade efforts to reduce these emissions have stagnated; whereas accumulating evidence suggests that the industrial sector is able to reduce its GHG emissions to net zero; whereas this requires a combination of measures aimed at energy, process, product and business model transformations across industrial ecosystems and supply chains; whereas the transformation to climate neutrality industry is comparable to a new industrial revolution and offers the possibility for Europe to become a leader in technological innovation and ensure future proof jobs as a basis for continued wellbeing in Europe, whereas it takes a generation to transform an industrial sector and all the value chains and thus all policy and investment decisions and actions now need to be taken inconformity with net-zero GHG emissions goal;

Amendment 94 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas a long-standing focus on competitiveness and market-based approaches has proven unable to solve divergence between Member States and regions, causing the loss of numerous jobs and reinforcing the de- industrialization of entire regions; whereas only strong public industrial strategy can guarantee a truly equal, sustainable and just industrial development, including high quality jobs, and ambitious social and environmental objectives;

Amendment 95 #

Paolo BORCHIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Joëlle MÉLIN, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Andrea CAROPPO

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the industrial sector in Europe is very intertwined and there are strong interrelationships between companies of different sizes and Member States and consequently a European approach that ensures that the entire chain of productivity can benefit, from large production sites to SMEs, will be more successful in increasing Europe’s global competitiveness;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the European Defence and Aerospace industry and its supply chain has already proven to be a strategic asset for the whole European Union and an added value for the European industrial integration, research & development, technology & innovation, growth, occupation and competition;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the economic downturn demonstrated the crucial role played by social shields in the event of economic shocks and the importance of ensuring access to social protection for all, especially for young, atypical or vulnerable workers;

Amendment 98 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas a transition towards a carbon neutral industry will harm certain sectors and that there will be failures along the way, causing the close of business and increasing the unemployment;

Amendment 99 #

Marc BOTENGA, Cornelia ERNST, Marisa MATIAS, Giorgos GEORGIOU, Sandra PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas, the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent public support measures for private companies followed by massive lay-offs confirm the need for an industrial policy guaranteeing quality jobs, both during the recovery and reconstruction phases;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the EU industrial sector~~, while having the potential to contribute to environmental protection,~~ has a key role to play in developing a greener, more digitalised and more resilient European economy; whereas the recovery is a vital opportunity to accelerate the industrial transformation; yet European industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and needs targeted support for its recovery;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas industry is essential for Europe’s progress and future prosperity; it represents over 20% of the EU economy and provides jobs for around 35 million people;

Amendment 100 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Recalls that the green transition should be fair and socially just, with no one left behind; stresses that just transition and reduction of inequalities should be mainstreamed in social, economic and environmental policies at all levels; highlights the importance of ensuring ambitious funding for the Just Transition Fund, which should particularly contribute to the creation of sustainable jobs and the upskilling and reskilling of workers;

Amendment 101 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Considers, therefore, that the European industrial strategy must aid the creation of an economic system that is compatible with the nine planetary boundaries identified by Rockström et al.: climate change, biodiversity loss, disruption of the nitrogen and phosphorus biogeochemical cycles, land use changes, ocean acidification, global freshwater use, stratospheric ozone depletion, atmospheric aerosol loading and the release of novel entities into the biosphere;

Amendment 102 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Stresses that the EU Industrial Strategy is not solely about enabling the transition of energy-intensive industries, but about creating a broader sustainable industrial base, including the SMEs, which are an important part of the European economy;

Amendment 103 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Stresses that this shift and the construction of an economic and industrial system that is compatible with the planetary boundaries must not be carried out at the expense of vulnerable people, but, on the contrary, must contribute to a constant improvement in people’s living and working conditions; considers, therefore, that the industrial strategy must be wholly dedicated to meeting development needs, collective needs and individual qualitative needs;

Amendment 104 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Maintains that the Industrial Strategy must also identify ways in which SMEs can contribute to greenhouse gas emission reductions and environmental protection in the EU;

Amendment 105 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)

2f. Believes that development needs, collective needs and individual qualitative needs should not be defined using arbitrary market mechanisms but should be identified through a collective democratic debate by citizens, in which public authorities, the democratically elected representatives of the people, producer organisations, trade unions, consumer associations, environmental protection associations, the scientific community and other associations are involved; stresses that the role of the Member States is to plan a trajectory for the shift that combines the meeting of needs with respect for the planetary boundaries;

Amendment 106 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)

2g. Considers that meeting the needs of future generations while respecting the planetary boundaries requires the management of resources over time; believes, therefore, that democratic, ecological and social planning is the indispensable corollary of an industrial strategy designed to create a shift in our mode of production, consumption and trade;

Amendment 107 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 h (new)

2h. Considers that the cardinal rule for this democratic, ecological and social planning should be a duty to ensure that the EU’s final consumption, and the resulting production of waste, and particularly by European industries, does not exceed the biological capacity of ecosystems to provide organic materials and assimilate the waste generated using existing methods of management and extraction technologies; considers that it is only through this planning and this cardinal rule that the EU will be able to achieve an environmental footprint of zero, and thus protect and restore the integrity of the Earth’s ecological systems, and particularly biological diversity and the natural processes that guarantee the maintenance of life; calls on the Commission and the Member States, within the framework of this democratic, ecological and social planning, to use new indicators that combine the nine planetary boundaries identified by Rockström et al. with the environmental footprint, the human development index, the genuine progress indicator or the index of social health index;

Amendment 108 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 i (new)

2i. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, within the framework of this democratic, ecological and social planning, to draw up on a regular basis indicative plans that cover five-year periods setting general targets for the trajectory to be followed at EU and Member State level in order to achieve the target of a zero environmental footprint for the EU; considers that these plans should be democratically approved, in accordance with each Member State’s constitutional rules; calls on the Member States, within the framework of their plans, and with the assistance of the Commission, to create for each industrial sector, in close coordination with the trade union organisations, employer organisations, consumer associations and environmental protection organisations, general targets for production, consumption, import and export, and for the relocation, modernisation and long- term direction of production capacity;

Amendment 109 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 j (new)

2j. Stresses that digital data make it possible to centrally manage value chains that are increasingly long and complex; points out that real-time digital monitoring of production processes and economic transactions has become the norm in business; notes, therefore, that economic planning is an everyday reality; considers that this planning capacity should thus be made to work in the public interest and contribute to the implementation of the European industrial strategy that is required in order to shift to a new pathway;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the European Parliament in its resolution of 28 November 2019 has declared a climate and environmental emergency; whereas industrial activity inside and outside the EU is harming climate and biodiversity;

Amendment 110 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 k (new)

2k. Stresses that the EU and its Member States need strong industry and public services that meet the needs of the people and guarantee balanced economic development of regions, job creation and social progress for all; points out that industry is essential in meeting the fundamental needs of Europe’s population; stresses that strong industrial capacity, particularly in the ‘traditional’ industries such as steel, is essential in order to produce the infrastructure necessary for the shift to a new development model;

Amendment 111 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 l (new)

2l. Considers that the European industrial strategy is simultaneously an ecological imperative, a tool for social progress and a necessity in order to guarantee the strategic autonomy of the EU and its Member States;

Amendment 112 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 m (new)

2m. Insists that the EU and its Member States must be re-industrialised, production capacity must be relocated, a genuine circular economy must be developed, with industrial chains that take into account the full life cycle of products, from eco-design to disassembly and recycling, in order to reclaim the materials, to relocate production to bring places of production closer to places of consumption, to manufacture durable products that can be repaired and that meet the needs of citizens;

Amendment 113 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 n (new)

2n. Stresses that the European industrial strategy should ensure that industry is jointly developed in a harmonious manner throughout the EU, that significant industrial capacity is retained in each Member State, and that there is a constant improvement in all workers’ living and working conditions; urges the Commission and the Member States to conceive of the European industrial strategy as a tool for taking advantage of the potential for complementarity of national and regional production structures in the EU; stresses that the differences in the make-up of the production structures represent a potential for complementarity that could act as a basis for gradually creating a European production system, which will be vital for the EU’s cohesion and strategic independence; considers, therefore, that the European industrial strategy should be mainly directed towards achieving that aim; points out that in the past sectors such as aeronautics and space have been able to take advantage of these potentials for complementarity;

Amendment 114 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 o (new)

2o. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, when implementing the European industrial strategy, to break away from the vision of industry as a collection of individual businesses in isolated sectors, and rather to see industry as a system where the density of relationships between the operators in the production system is more important than the individual performance of each business;

Amendment 115 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 p (new)

2p. Urges the Commission and the Member States, through democratic, ecological and social planning, and within the framework of a broader circular economy, to promote the establishment of an industrial and territorial ecology at EU level; in other words, urges them to take a global view of all the elements in industrial systems, taking into account the relationships of these systems’ elements with the biosphere; considers that this industrial and territorial ecology approach should systematically adopt four principles: the systematic recovery of waste, the minimisation of loss through dissipation and discharge, the dematerialisation of products and the decarbonisation of energy; urges the Commission and the Member States to promote the development of eco-industrial parks throughout the EU;

Amendment 116 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 q (new)

2q. Considers that sustainably embedding operations in regions must be a key element of the European industrial strategy, in order to encourage the development of production operations while reducing their ecological footprints; emphasises, therefore, the importance, within the framework of democratic, ecological and social planning, of land use and infrastructure development policies; stresses that sustainably embedding industries in regions therefore requires the establishment of high-quality public services across all the territory of the EU in relation to education, health, research and transport;

Amendment 117 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 r (new)

2r. Welcomes the large number of studies and scenarios demonstrating the feasibility of a 100% renewable European energy production system by 20501a; considers that creating such an energy production system is vital in shifting European industrial systems onto a new pathway and that it must be a key aim of the European industrial strategy; emphasises the pressing need to develop European renewable energy industrial sectors; believes that the development of the decarbonised production of hydrogen and research into its many potential benefits must be a priority in the European industrial strategy; __________________ 1aWilliam Zappa, Martin Junginger, Machteld van den Broek, ‘Is a 100% renewable European power system feasible by 2050?’, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti cle/pii/S0306261918312790

Amendment 118 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 s (new)

2s. Stresses that the development of renewable energy and of the digital economy will require increasingly large amounts of rare earths, rare metals, critical metals and base metals; points out that the mining required for this development consumes large amounts of water, and that this may compete with the needs of local populations, particularly in regions subject to water stress; stresses that mining activities in countries outside the EU may result in acute pollution affecting the quality of the water, air and earth and leading to deforestation and a loss of biodiversity; points out that mining activities mainly take place in developing countries, where labour standards are far less protective than in the EU, and that therefore working conditions in mining operations endanger the health and lives of the miners; stresses that the pollution caused by mining has a direct impact on the means of subsistence of local people and may, in the long term, drive them to move away; points out that local people suffer indirect consequences from contamination of the water, air and earth, with a major impact on their health;

Amendment 119 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 t (new)

2t. Considers that another aim of the European industrial strategy must be to find solutions to substitute or at least to reduce the quantity of critical materials needed for European industry; stresses that, within the framework of the industrial strategy, waste must be seen as a strategic resource, and that recycling this waste can help to limit dependence on foreign suppliers and reduce the damage done to the environment; considers, therefore, that the European industrial strategy should make full use of ‘urban mining’; stresses, however, the fact that this sector has a number of structural limitations; believes that within the framework of the European industrial strategy the Commission and the Member States should look at the possibilities for relocating some mining activities in order to ensure social and environmental conditions in mining that are compatible with European environmental and social standards; demands that a duty of due diligence be introduced for mining companies to ensure that mining is carried out in accordance with equivalent environmental and social standards to those in force in the EU;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the EU Recovery Programme releases an unprecedented sum of EUR 1.85 trillion to invest in digitalisation and a green recovery of EU industry, jobs and growth;

Amendment 120 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 u (new)

2u. Strongly condemns the exporting of toxic waste produced in the EU to developing countries; considers that the industrial strategy should lead to a drastic change to the production procedures and technologies that generate this toxic waste; believes that within the framework of the European industrial strategy the Commission and the Member States should look at the possibilities for relocating some toxic waste processing activities in order to ensure social and environmental processing conditions that are compatible with European social and environmental standards; demands that a duty of due diligence also be introduced for businesses responsible for cross- border transfers of toxic waste;

Amendment 121 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 v (new)

2v. Is alarmed at the quasi-monopoly that the People’s Republic of China has over rare earths and rare metals; considers that this dependence by the EU on China is not compatible with the strategic autonomy imperatives of the EU and its Member States; stresses that, in general, European industry is highly dependent on Chinese industrial capacity; considers that China does not have any hostile geostrategic intentions against the EU but is pursuing an offensive industrial strategy with powerful support from the State; notes, on this point, that China aims to promote the use of these rare earths and rare metals as part of the ‘Made in China 2025’ strategy and its 13th five-year plan so that the Chinese rare earths industry can place goods on the market that have significant added value; considers that a reduction in dependence on China and a more ambitious and strategic European industrial policy should be key aims in the European industrial strategy;

Amendment 122 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 w (new)

2w. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the dramatic consequences of de-industrialisation and the loss of major strategic industrial sites in the production of medicine and health equipment; is concerned that the economic strategies of pharmaceutical laboratories have led to an increasing fragility in pharmaceutical production chains; condemns the fact that the constant search for lower costs by pharmaceutical laboratories has led to the sub-contracting of production to third- party manufacturers and increasing recourse to countries with low-cost labour for the supply of active ingredients; condemns the aims of this economic model, which consists of maintaining the greatest possible economic profit within pharmaceutical laboratories and only leaving a tiny fraction of it for the third- party manufacturers, which is often inadequate to ensure the sustainability of the industrial and manufacturing sites; is concerned that the increasing economic and industrial fragility of sub-contractors is bound to increase the numbers of collapses on the medicine market;

Amendment 123 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 x (new)

2x. Demands, in order to mitigate the shortcomings and short-termism of private pharmaceutical laboratories, that a genuine industrial strategy be implemented to restore local pharmaceutical production; considers that this European pharmaceutical industrial strategy should contribute to a genuine public health strategy focused on the interests of patients; is alarmed about attempts by pharmaceutical laboratories to reinstate the relocation of pharmaceutical production; believes that any public finance that benefits European businesses in the pharmaceutical industry should be provided in exchange for transparency and traceability of investments, obligations to supply the European market and accessible prices for medicines; stresses that only public production, controlled not only by the Member States but also by health system users and employees in the industry, can effectively bring about such a public health strategy; urges that public production of this kind should relate to all health products, including both medicine and essential raw materials; stresses the need to take into account the environmental consequences of such production and condemns the fact that countries outside the EU, and in particular those in Asia, are the sole victims of the pollution caused by the global production of medicine; calls for production sites that are more environmentally-friendly to be constructed within the EU; urges the Member States to nationalise the pharmaceutical industries and companies that they need to in order to ensure their autonomy in the realm of health;

Amendment 124 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 y (new)

2y. Reiterates the fact that health is a fundamental, inalienable and universal human right; considers, therefore, that medicines are a shared resource for mankind and ought not to be marketable goods whose use is solely based on profitability; condemns the practice of pharmaceutical laboratories consisting of abandoning all medicines no longer considered profitable enough, even where they are essential, and only seeking to maximise profits by filing patents; points out that patents are not synonymous with innovation; stresses that there are very high levels of public support and support from charities for research, development and production and that, therefore, the risks and the investment are well and truly public, whereas profits, linked to unreasonable prices that are becoming higher and higher, are privatised, going to the pharmaceutical laboratories; considers, therefore, that the system of patents on medicines is a fool’s game that is at the expense of public authorities, social security institutions, citizens and patients; points out that, as a result, citizens are paying twice, at extremely high levels, for medicine, whether this is by aid for research or through the reimbursement of the cost of medicine; considers that citizens are being dispossessed of the medicines that ought to belong to them;

Amendment 125 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 z (new)

2z. Calls for patents on pharmaceutical products, procedures or diagnostic methods to be subject to an automatic licensing system as soon as appropriate in the general interest, for example when these products, or products that have been produced by these procedures, or these methods are made available to the public in an insufficient quantity or quality or at abnormally high prices, or when the patent is being used under conditions that conflict with the general interest; calls for the immediate removal of market exclusivity clauses and clinical data exclusivity clauses laid down by national and EU laws; urges the Commission and the Member States to notify the World Trade Organization (WTO) of their intention to declare themselves eligible importing Members within the meaning of Article 31(a) of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS); requires a prohibition on patenting any research carried out on COVID-19 to develop tests, vaccines, medicines, or masks, software, diagnostics or monitoring tools using artificial intelligence; calls for the prices of medicines to be set taking into account the public aid received by pharmaceutical laboratories, on the basis of specific elements such as the origin and price of the raw materials and the other intermediate costs such as transportation;

Amendment 126 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a a (new)

2aa. Urges the Commission and the Member States to carry out a survey of all the most recent manufacturing locations of medicinal products of major therapeutic interest (MPMTIs) in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt the following common definition of MPMTIs: medicines or classes of medicines for which an interruption of treatment is likely to jeopardise the vital prognosis of patients in the short or medium term, or which represents a significant loss of opportunity for patients with regard to the severity or potential evolution of the disease; urges the Commission and the Member States to put in place financial and administrative protection for these MPMTIs at third-party manufacturing sites; asks the Commission and the Member States to immediately put in place the conditions for the security of supply of MPMTIs; calls on the Member States to restart the manufacture of those MPMTIs that are currently imported which are no longer being delivered regularly to patients or which are identified as at risk of interruption, prioritising third-party manufacturing sites that already have the required operational capacity; demands that the Commission and the Member States create, as quickly as possible, one or more European non-profit pharmaceutical undertakings which operate in the public interest capable of producing certain MPMTIs for which there are serious risks of shortages; asks the Commission to create, as quickly as possible, a European strategic reserve of MPMTIs for which there are serious risks of shortages, which could constitute a source of emergency supply for the Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together with health professionals, patients’ associations and manufacturers’ associations to draw up an evolving list of MPMTIs for which there are serious risks of shortages, using monitoring indicators such as previous shortages and indicators relating to the fragility of the production chain;

Amendment 127 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a b (new)

2ab. Calls for public medicinal product hubs to be set up in all the Member States, and also at EU level; believes that these public hubs should be managed democratically, and in a fully transparent way, by managing boards that include both representatives of the national health administrations and the social security institutions, and representatives of the trade unions in the sector, the associations of public health systems users, associations of scientists and associations of parliamentary representatives;

Amendment 128 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a c (new)

2ac. Considers that these public medicinal product hubs should have the following key tasks: (a) relocating and providing for public production of medicines, active ingredients, reagents and diagnostics in accordance with a plan that has been democratically agreed by the Member States; (b) ensuring the supply of a strategic reserve of essential medicines; (c) ensuring that national medicine stocks are sufficient to meet demands of any kind, and that the public production units will be sufficiently responsive to meet a sudden increase in demand; (d) allowing transparency in the financing of research and development and the introduction of conditionality in the private sector benefiting from aid for research into medicines and vaccines; (e) monitoring all prices of health products, and communicating their real production costs. For imported active ingredients, there must be information on their origin; (f) expanding the use of diagnostics platforms; (g) taking decisions to export medicines and health products to provide health aid to countries outside the EU experiencing difficulties; (h) publishing all works and studies relating to their activities.

Amendment 129 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a d (new)

2ad. Points out that the chemical industries are essential for meeting many daily needs and will continue to play a key role within the framework of the environmental shift; stresses that almost all products and services in daily life are at one time or another affected by chemical industries, or depend on them; points out that the chemical industries are vital in implementing all other industries, such as the processing of plastic and rubber, construction, the pharmaceutical industry, metallurgy, the manufacture of packing materials, information, the glass industry; considers, as a result, that the chemical industries occupy a strategic position; notes that the chemical industries remain very highly dependent on fossil resources, and in particular oil, and that the petrochemical industry supplies many other chemical industries;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the post-COVID-19 recovery provides an opportunity to truly embed sustainability into industrial production and to accelerate the ecological transition;

Amendment 130 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a e (new)

2ae. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take all the necessary measures, in conjunction with organisations representing employers and the trade unions, to ensure that the production processes of European chemical industries transition towards the 12 principles of green chemistry as defined by the chemists P. Anastas and J. Warner; points out that green chemistry is not restricted to plant chemistry alone; stresses that the development of biofuels has accelerated deforestation and the diversion of agricultural land formerly used for growing food for humans or livestock to the production of agrofuels; stresses the potential of bioinspired chemistry as an alternative to current industrial procedures; calls for proper value to be given to the expertise of employees in the transition of European chemical industries to procedures that focus more on the protection of the health and safety of employees, the general population and the environment, since employees are the people most likely to know of ways to prevent the risks to which they are the first to be exposed;

Amendment 131 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a f (new)

2af. Condemns the fact that the EU legislation on the control of major- accidents hazards involving dangerous substances is not being properly applied because of shortcomings in the inspection and evaluation of sites; points out that these shortcomings, tragically illustrated by the accident at Lubrizol in France, are the result of a decrease in inspections and site visits because of the constant reduction in staff numbers; stresses that these reductions in staff are the result of the obligations to reduce public spending recommended within the framework of the European Semester; calls on the Commission and the Member States to learn all the relevant lessons from Lubrizol accident and the COVID-19 crisis;

Amendment 132 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a g (new)

2ag. Demands enhanced inspections of facilities designated as ‘Seveso’ sites and the most polluting industrial installations, adopting an integrated approach that is tailored to the actual situation of each installation and its environment; stresses that these inspections must aim to prevent the risk of incidents and accidents, drastically reduce all polluting emissions that are detrimental to health and pollute the air, water or earth, better manage waste, integrate biodiversity, reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency; requires respect for the technical skills and the guarantees of independence of the inspection of installations designated as ‘Seveso’ sites from the managers of the businesses, as well as from the administrative authorities, and the free communication to the public of the results of the checks and the impacts of the designated installations on the environment and on health; stresses the significant synergies between the day-to-day experience that employees have of the relevant installations, the labour inspectorate and the inspectorate of designated installations; calls for the labour inspectorate and the inspectorate of designated installations to be able to exchange information directly, without the intermediation of the administrative authorities, and for unannounced site checks to be carried out jointly by the two inspectorates;

Amendment 133 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a h (new)

2ah. Urges that the operations that are sub-contracted be re-examined, with a prohibition in principle on sub- contracting in facilities designated as ‘Seveso’ sites; urges that the head of the contracting undertaking (or user) should have a duty to prevent risks in relation to activities it authorises, and should not be able to abdicate this responsibility to the sub-contractor undertakings;

Amendment 134 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a i (new)

2ai. Considers that the European industrial strategy should help to improve workers’ living and working conditions; believes, therefore, that the European industrial strategy must include, within the framework of democratic, ecological and social planning, binding targets to preserve and improve health at work; calls for occupational health services to be able to act in a preventive way and as soon as work becomes pathogenic; believes that the methods and prerogatives of occupational health services should be expanded, as should those of the labour inspectorate; calls on the Member States to guarantee, through their legislation, the independence of occupational health services and the labour inspectorate from employers and administrative authorities in order to ensure they are effective in enforcing respect for labour law;

Amendment 135 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a j (new)

2aj. Points out that many substances that are endocrine disruptors are substances used or produced by industry; stresses that in the working environment, many large professional sectors are affected, in both production and usage contexts, particularly the pharmaceutical and chemical industries; points out that in the majority of cases workers are not informed of the risks to which they are exposed, and the necessary protective measures to prevent these risks are not put in place; condemns the fact that in all European countries, when a cancer is recognised as an occupational disease, usually a single causal agent is acknowledged, whereas multiple exposures at work are, however, the norm; notes that occupational cancers are lumped together with all other cancers and are not usually identified as occupational; condemns the fact that an analysis of the distribution of the costs of occupational cancers across the different stakeholders demonstrates that workers and their families bear almost all the costs; notes that occupational cancers are associated with extremely high costs for the workers, employers and social security systems of the different Member States; demands that, within the framework of democratic, ecological and social planning, targets be set in advance for protecting the health of workers, which are to be attained on the basis of a quantitative model that links a certain level of risk of cancer with a level of exposure; calls for surveillance systems to be put in place that enable all individuals who have been exposed at any time in their careers to carcinogens to benefit from this surveillance system throughout their lives;

Amendment 136 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a k (new)

2ak. Notes that a successful industrial strategy lies firstly, and above all, in the skills of workers, and requires their living and working conditions to be constantly improved; condemns political discourse that conceives of a successful industrial strategy as being essentially an issue of competitiveness and views labour as a cost; notes that it is not the undertakings themselves that innovate, but the workers who work there; considers, therefore, that work is the provision of individual and collective skills, without which there is no innovation; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to adopt a regulatory framework that fully values the skills of workers; stresses that the success of the European industrial strategy and the ecological shift cannot be achieved without the existence in all the Member States of professional pathways covered by the educational system that are public, free of charge, high-quality, and distributed evenly across the regions; calls for the Member States to recognise and guarantee in an effective manner the right of employees to continuing vocational training and lifelong learning;

Amendment 137 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a l (new)

2al. Emphasises, within the framework of the European industrial strategy, the need for social dialogue in order to ensure a fair transition of workers in line with the deployment of artificial intelligence and the automation of tasks, particularly through lifelong active learning programmes, support for individuals affected by job losses and access to new opportunities on the labour market; stresses that firms should also invest in training and reskilling their existing workforce with a view to addressing their needs;

Amendment 138 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a m (new)

2am. Points out that the European industrial strategy will lead to the growing development of algorithms and machines with the capacity to learn and evolve; stresses that these algorithms and machines should be designed in a transparent and respectful manner from the outset, with particular attention given to their implications for workers’ physical and mental well-being; stresses that workers should be able to benefit from a right to an explanation on decisions taken by algorithms with a view to reducing uncertainty and opacity, which are harmful to workers’ well-being in the long term; calls on the Commission and the Member States to legislate to that effect; urges the Commission to put forward a legislative initiative regarding platform micro-taskers to provide them with legal protections, which are essential to their physical and mental well-being;

Amendment 139 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a n (new)

2an. Is alarmed by the unprecedented number of unemployed people in Europe following the crisis caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic; considers that the European industrial strategy and the relocation of production are the best ways to achieve full productive employment and decent work, which is the eighth sustainable development goal; stresses that a reduction in working time could create millions of jobs in Europe; points to the work of the OECD, which stresses that automation may give society the option to cut the number of hours worked, thus improving workers’ living conditions and health1a; stresses that an increase in hourly productivity is directly linked to a reduction in working time, particularly through its beneficial effects on workers’ well-being and physical and mental health; points out that, according to Jonas Nässen, the Swedish economist, a reduction of 1% in working time would lead to an average reduction in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of 0.8%1b; stresses that many other scientific studies have shown a strong correlation between working time and environmental impact, and that countries which have reduced their working time have seen a very marked improvement in their environmental indicators1c; for these reasons, calls on the Member States to put in place a statutory weekly limit of 32 hours per week for all employees; __________________ 1a OECD (2016) ‘Automation and independent work in a digital economy’ (https://www.oecd.org/els/emp/Policy brief - Automation and Independent Work in a Digital Economy.pdf) 1bNässén, J., & Larsson, J. (2015). Would shorter working time reduce greenhouse gas emissions? An analysis of time use and consumption in Swedish households. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 33(4), 726–745. (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10. 1068/c12239#articleCitationDownloadCo ntainer) 1cKing, Lewis C. & van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M., 2017. ‘Worktime Reduction as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Scenarios Compared for the UK,’ Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 132(C), pages 124-134 (https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/ecolec/v132y 2017icp124-134.html)

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the new European Industrial Strategy should be an enabler of a just transition to a climate neutral, circular and zero-pollution economy;

Amendment 140 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a o (new)

2ao. Condemns the increasing and large-scale use of sub-contracting in industry; stresses that the strategy of sub- contracting aims to externalise industrial, commercial, health, security, salary and social risks by transferring the liabilities of the principals to sub-contractors, or employees; points out that the salaries and conditions of sub-contractors are usually not as good as those of employees of the principals; stresses that the practice of sub-contracting exerts downwards pressure on pay and generates instability at work and insecurity; points out that the working conditions of sub-contractors are particularly bad and that these workers’ rights to health and safety are often not respected; requires the principals, namely the undertakings that make use of service providers which are sub-contractors, be held socially and legally responsible for the obligations generated by this relationship concerning working conditions and conditions of safety, equal treatment, employment, training and organisation of working time;

Amendment 141 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for coherent EU policies to reduce overlaps and improve the enforcement of existing legislation, and for simplified EU funding in light of the difficulties experienced in particular by micro-SMEs;deleted

Amendment 142 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ~~coherent EU policies to reduce overlaps and improve the enforcement of existing legislation, and for simplified EU funding in light of~~full consistency of all EU policies with climate and environmental goals and necessary revisions of legislation to ensure this consistency; calls for better enforcement of existing legislation, to ensure full implementation of climate and environmental legislation; calls for EU funding in the recovery to contribute to climate and environmental objectives, and acknowledges the difficulties experienced in particular by micro-SMEs;

Amendment 143 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls for coherent EU policies to reduce overlaps and improve the enforcement of existing legislation, and for simplified EU funding in light of the difficulties experienced in~~Underlines that EU policies should be coherent across sectors, aim to reduce overlaps and promote synergies; emphasises the importance of climate and environmental mainstreaming in all policy sectors; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure correct implementation and effective enforcement of existing legislation; considers that access to EU funding should be facilitated particular ~~by micro-~~ly for SMEs;

Amendment 144 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for coherent and coordinated EU policies to reduce overlaps and improve the enforcement of existing legislation, and for simplified EU funding ~~in light of the difficulties experienced in particular by micro-SMEs~~and further synergies between European Structural Investment Funds and EU programmes in order to support SMEs and micro-SMEs in the transition towards a more resilient, greener and digital economy;

Amendment 145 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for coherent EU policies ~~to reduce overlaps and improve the~~and full enforcement of existing legislation~~, and for simplified EU funding in light of the difficulties experienced in particular by micro-SMEs~~;

Amendment 146 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that, according to recent estimates, the stabilisation of climate warming at the levels agreed by the Paris Agreement would require the G20 countries to invest between USD 16 000 and 103 000 billion by the end of the century; stresses that the annual cost of inaction is estimated, for the global economy, to be between USD 1 875 and 10 000 billion; considers, therefore, that the cost of inaction or acting too late is far higher than the cost of action;

Amendment 147 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that the European Industrial Strategy should also ensure that clear, comprehensive and easily accessible information is made available on the status of European industry, particularly all information relevant to understand the health and environmental impacts of industrial production;

Amendment 148 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Acknowledges the importance of the Just Transition Mechanism to support the most affected regions and workers in the transition towards a climate neutral economy and to alleviate the socio- economic impact of the transition; welcomes the proposal for an increased budget for the Just Transition Fund;

Amendment 149 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative of expanding the Digital Innovation Hubs to all European regions to allow SMEs to integrate digital innovations, thus creating volunteering and training opportunities in the field of digital technologies;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has led to disruptions in value chains and shown the vulnerabilities in key European strategic industrial sectors;

Amendment 150 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of the Green Oath of the European Green Deal, the do no harm principle, and believes that this must be central to EU industrial policy;

Amendment 151 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Considers, in view of the investments required in order to carry out a shift to a new pathway, and the implementation of an industrial strategy that serves it, that the Commission should immediately review its guidelines on State aid; points out that in May 2012 the Commission published a Communication on State Aid Modernisation (SAM) aimed at facilitating the treatment of aid ‘targeted at identified market failures and objectives of common interest’. believes that the success of the ecological shift, and the industrial strategy underlying it, is an objective of common interest; points out that, according to several scientific studies, ‘climate change is the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen’1a, points out, in addition, that in 2014 the Commission adopted ‘Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy’; urges the Commission, in the light of these elements, to present a review of its policy on State aid in order to permit State aid designed to promote the relocation, expansion and modernisation of production in certain industrial sectors recognised by Member States’ authorities, within the framework of democratic, ecological and social planning, as strategic in shifting to a new pathway; __________________ 1a Stern, Nicholas, Stern review on The Economics of Climate Change, Executive Summary, London, HM Treasury, 2006, p. 1.

Amendment 152 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Calls for ambitious climate and biodiversity mainstreaming in the next MFF in order to support the decarbonisation of European societies and economies as well as the protection and restoration of biodiversity; considers it important to promote sustainability throughout all the production chains through public and private financing sources; emphasises also the importance of climate and biodiversity-proofing investments, including the funds from the MFF and the Recovery plan ensuring that Union funds are not used in a way contrary to its climate or environmental objectives; calls on the Member States to phase out all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 so as to fulfil the EU’s climate commitments;

Amendment 153 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses the importance of addressing the challenges arising with the interface between product, chemical and waste legislation and the achievement of a truly circular economy; believes that the EU industrial strategy must go hand in hand with the circular economy and be central to the EU's efforts to create a truly circular economy; notes that the industrial sector has been one of the most difficult to introduce circularity principles and expects the industrial strategy, along with the new Circular Economy Action Plan, to accelerate this transition;

Amendment 154 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Believes that the vast majority of Member States’ public debts are unlawful, since they are essentially the result of offsetting failures by the financial institutions during the 2008 crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that it is possible to release the Member States from this burden within the current framework of the Treaties; urges the European Central Bank to convert the debt of Member States held by the European System of Central Banks into a perpetual bond with a zero coupon rate;

Amendment 155 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a predictable intellectual property framework as this is key to incentivising investments and the promotion of innovative solutions contributing, in particular, to reducing GHG emissions1; __________________ 1 Greenhouse gas emissions.deleted

Amendment 156 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a predictable intellectual property framework as this is key to incentivising investments and the promotion of innovative solutions contributing, in particular, to reducing GHG1 emissions; __________________ 1 Greenhouse gas emissionsdeleted

Amendment 157 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a ~~predictable intellectual property framework as this is key to incentivising investments and the promotion of innovative solution~~unitary supplementary protection certificate which would ensure equal intellectual property (IP) protection to innovative pharma across the EU while upholding generic producers’ rights to manufacture for third countries where the supplementary protection has expired and to ensure Day-1 Entry of generic and biosimilar medicines cont~~ributing, i~~o the Union pmar~~ticular, to reducing GHG1 emissions; __________________ 1~~ket after the expiry of the relevant supplementary protection certificate; Greenhouse gas emissions

Amendment 158 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls for a predictable intellectual property framework as this is key to~~Acknowledges that a strong framework of intellectual property rights is a crucial factor underpinning European competitiveness; calls for the strengthening and effective enforcement of this framework as this is key to competitiveness, to upholding technological autonomy, incentivising investments and ~~the~~ promoti~~on of~~ng sustainable innovative solutions ~~contributing, in particular, to reducing GHG1 emissions; __________________ 1~~; Greenhouse gas emissions

Amendment 159 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a predictable ~~intellectual propert~~regulatory framework as this is key to incentivising investments and the promotion of innovative solutions contributing, in particular, to reducing GHG1 emissions; __________________ 1 Greenhouse gas emissions 1

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas getting the Industrial Strategy right as an integral part of the European Green Deal will boost jobs and economic opportunities, safeguard our climate and environment for future generations and become an era-defining policy that will help rebuild a sustainable European economy;

Amendment 160 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to restore European health sovereignty and local pharmaceutical manufacturing, giving priority to essential and strategic medicines to be defined and identified by public authorities at EU level in close cooperation with Member States and to preserve an attractive ecosystem for R&D in the pharmaceutical sector; stresses that the strategy should encourage producers to re-locate in the EU the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), medicine and compound manufacturing, packaging and distribution;

Amendment 161 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines that it is essential that there is a better balance of men and women in industrial sectors, more specifically by encouraging women to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics, consider a career in technology and invest in digital skills, thus improving the gender balance with respect to setting up and managing enterprises;

Amendment 162 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to preserve a vibrant research-based pharmaceutical industry; insists that the measures proposed in the Commission's upcoming Pharmaceutical Strategy should be aligned with the Industrial Strategy and focused on ensuring that Europe remains an innovator and world leader in the manufacturing of medicines and active ingredients;

Amendment 163 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that the European Green Deal must create new green jobs, including, and not limited to, in industry; calls for the strengthening of workers’ rights as a necessary prerequisite for new green jobs that improve quality of life and contribute to the ecological transition;

Amendment 164 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Expects the Commission to present a thorough impact assessment, with a breakdown per Member State, ahead of a review of the EU’s 2030 and post-2030 climate and environmental policy targets;

Amendment 165 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to formalise a process through which low carbon technologies are made available and affordable for developing countries;

Amendment 166 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Observes that any initiative on restoring European health sovereignty and local pharmaceutical manufacturing in this sense should incorporate public safeguards, such as transparency regarding public contributions and clauses on accessibility and affordability of manufactured medicines to ensure they are equally available at a fair price;

Amendment 167 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create one or more European non-profit pharmaceutical undertakings which operate in the public interest to address the issue of medicine shortages and contribute to the availability of medicines on the markets of different Member States;

Amendment 168 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that a global level playing field is needed; calls for a revision of the EU2 ETS and a CBAM to allow for a smart reshoring of manufacturing and shorter value chains, and to avoid carbon leakage;3 __________________ 2 EUdeleted Emissions Trading System.

Amendment 169 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that a global level playing field is needed; calls for a revision of the EU ETS2 and a CBAM3 to allow for a smart reshoring of manufacturing and shorter value chains, and to avoid carbon leakage; __________________ 2 EU Emissions Trading System 3 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanismdeleted

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas European industry has a competitive advantage globally, setting an example in meeting the highest social, labour and environmental standards, allowing Europe to promote its values;

Amendment 170 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that a global level playing field is needed; calls ~~for a revision of the EU ETS2 and a CBAM3 to allow for a smart reshoring of manufacturing and shorter value chains, and to avoid carbon leakage; __________________ 2 3~~on the Commission, in order to ensure a level playing field, to evaluate the introduction of a Carbon border adjustment mechanism that is WTO compliant, based on an in-depth impact assessment and embedded into our industry strategy, creating an incentive for industries to produce clean and competitive products, and avoid carbon leakage, without endangering trade opportunities; EU Emissions Trading System Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Amendment 171 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that a global level playing field is needed; calls for a revision of the EU ETS2 ~~and a CBAM3 to allow for a smart reshoring of manufacturing and shorter value chains, and to~~in line with the increased climate targets; stresses the need in particular to increase the linear reduction factor and reduce the free allocation of allowances to reflect technical progress; highlights the role of a CBAM3 in avoiding carbon leakage; __________________ 2 EU Emissions Trading System 3 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Amendment 172 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that a global level playing field is needed; calls for a revision of the EU ETS2 and a CBAM3 to allow for a smart reshoring of manufacturing and shorter value chains, and to avoid carbon leakage, while maintaining economic incentives for a green transition and support for a market for low-carbon goods; __________________ 2 EU Emissions Trading System 3 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Amendment 173 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that a global level playing field is needed; calls for a revision of the EU ETS2 taking into account the accelerating climate crisis and the cost decrease in renewable energy and a CBAM3 to allow for a smart reshoring of manufacturing and shorter value chains, and to avoid carbon leakage; __________________ 2 EU Emissions Trading System 3 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Amendment 174 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets are biased if they ignore emissions made abroad to produce imported goods and services; is concerned that the failure to include imported emissions is giving rise to an equalising effect whereby the EU’s emissions are falling artificially as a result of the transfer of emissions to countries outside the EU, which has been made possible through the relocation of industrial activity; considers, as a result, that a policy of re-industrialising the EU is both an ecological policy and a policy for achieving strategic autonomy, since it enables better integration of the EU alongside a reduction in its carbon footprint, particularly by shortening value chains and maintaining the production capacity that is vital in achieving a successful shift to a new pathway; calls on the Commission to present, by 30 June 2021, a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and any other measure it considers necessary to ensure that the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the goods and services imported into the EU and the emissions linked to air and sea transport to the EU stop increasing and decrease at the same pace as the rest of the EU’s emissions;

Amendment 175 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for a regulatory approach to emissions from the industrial sector, in line with the 1.5 temperature goal of the Paris Agreement, laying out binding targets and roadmaps to achieve these targets for industry; believes that the EU ETS has set the EU back in addressing industrial emissions and calls for it to be abolished;

Amendment 176 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Welcomes, in this regard, the creation of a strategic investment facility proposed in the recovery package and believes it could be complemented by a strategic supply chain diversification fund to reduce overreliance on single suppliers and actively support companies in diversifying production in strategic sectors;

Amendment 177 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Urges the Commission to put forward a proposal for a legislative act introducing a requirement for companies domiciled in the Union or operating in the Union to draw up and implement effectively a public climate and environmental duty of care plan; considers that such plans must establish, in accordance with a reliable and scientifically sound methodology, the direct and indirect Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions emitted by the company outside Union territory, and determine an emissions reduction trajectory compatible with pursuit of the long-term temperature goal set out in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement, and shall set out the appropriate means by which the company plans to achieve this; calls for these plans to comprise reasonable duty of care measures suitable for identifying risks and preventing serious harm to ecosystems and human rights; demands that an effective legal remedy be set up to be used against the companies concerned in the event of failure to comply with their obligations to produce and effectively implement their climate and environmental duty of care plans; demands, in addition, that the possibility be put in place for the courts to impose fines on companies that infringe their obligations to produce and effectively implement their climate and environmental duty of care plans; demands that such fines be based on the annual turnover or the dividends of the companies concerned;

Amendment 178 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 179 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for better coordinated FTAs4 to foster consistency between trade, customs, market surveillance and industrial policies; calls for prioritising the implementation of, in particular, the EU regulations on product safety for imported products. __________________ 4 Free trade agreements.the implementation of a new EU trade policy based on equity, sovereign equality, interdependence and co-development; urges that this new trade policy should be compatible with international human rights law, the international labour standards recognised by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the trajectory of the Paris Agreement aiming to restrict the rise in temperatures to 1.5°C above pre- industrial levels; considers that this new trade policy should help to achieve and maintain full and productive employment in the EU and for its trade partners, and to ensure the sustainable industrial development of the latter, particularly the developing countries;

Amendment 18 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas according to various scientific studies ‘climate change is the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen’1a; __________________ 1a Stern, Nicholas, Stern review on The Economics of Climate Change, Executive Summary, London, HM Treasury, 2006, p. 1.

Amendment 180 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for better coordinatedion between FTAs4 ~~to foster consistency between trade,~~provisions and the EU's industrial policy; urges the swift modernisation of EU regulations on product safety and a more resilient customs, and market surveillance ~~and industrial policies; calls for prioritising the implementation of, in particular, the EU regulations on product safety for imported products~~policy; insists that custom controls throughout the EU follow the same standards, by means of a direct unified customs control mechanism, in coordination with Member States and in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity; __________________ 4 Free Trade Agreements

Amendment 181 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for ~~better~~ coordinated FTAs4 to foster consistency between trade, climate and environmental protection, customs, market surveillance and industrial policies; calls ~~for prioritising the implementation of, in particular, the~~also for the establishment of enforceable trade and sustainable development chapters in all trade agreements; stresses the importance of the implementation of EU regulations on product safety for imported products.; __________________ 4 Free Trade Agreements

Amendment 182 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for better coordinated FTAs4 to foster consistency between trade, customs, market surveillance and industrial policies; ~~calls for prioritising the implementation of, in particular, the EU regulations on product safety for imported produc~~underlines the importance of further promoting the reciprocity of the EU’s high social, environmental and safety standards through trade agreements.; __________________ 4 Free Trade Agreements

Amendment 183 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for ~~better coordinated FTAs4 to foster~~ consistency between trade, customs, market surveillance and industrial policies with the objectives of the European Green Deal; calls for prioritising the implementation of, in particular, the EU regulations on product safety for imported products.; __________________ ~~4 Free Trade Agreements~~

Amendment 184 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Points out that the importance of decent work in achieving sustainable development is highlighted in Goal 8 of the United Nations sustainable development goals; stresses that, through social dumping, many multinational companies and States outside the EU circumvent or erode, with varying degrees of intent, European and international social norms, in order to derive an economic advantage, particularly in terms of competitiveness, thus contributing to the de-industrialisation of the EU and preventing the attainment of the goal of decent work for all in the EU and in countries outside the EU;

Amendment 185 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that according to the Industrial Strategy, applying circular economy principles in all sectors and industries has potential to create 700,000 new jobs across the EU by 2030, many of which in SMEs; stresses that the Union’s industrial policy has to be fully aligned with the new Circular Economy Action Plan and ensure the transition of the European economy to a non-toxic circular economy;

Amendment 186 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Supports the Commission in its objective of designing a new EU Industrial Strategy in an effort to achieve a more competitive and resilient industry when contending with global shocks; supports the reintegration of supply chains inside the EU and increasing EU production of key products such as medicines, pharmaceutical ingredients, medical devices, equipment and materials;

Amendment 187 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Urges the Commission, following the COVID-19 crisis and the clear need for a pan-European coordination and dialogue to guarantee access for patients to their treatments, to create an ad-hoc platform with policy-makers, authorities, the pharmaceutical industry and relevant stakeholders of the healthcare supply chain to define and agree on a common roadmap;

Amendment 188 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses the importance of FTAs to ensure the competitiveness of our EU industry in the implementation of the EU climate goals and prevent carbon leakage; emphasises that trade policy must be used effectively as a vector to export our environmental and social standards and to bind our trade partners to their obligations under the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 189 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to develop a pharmaceutical strategy that will provide the right policy tools to foster the development of innovative medicines for the benefit of patients, ensure a stable and effective regulatory framework and take full advantage of the potential of the digital transformation of healthcare;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the EU example shows that economic growth and climate protection do not exclude each other as EU emissions are 23% below the 1990 level, while the GDP has increased by 61%;

Amendment 190 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Reiterates its strong support for the goal outlined in the Commission’s Green Deal regarding the introduction of a Carbon Border Adjustment mechanism; calls on the Commission to bring this reform forward as part of the Commission Work Programme for 2020;

Amendment 191 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines the need to review and revise EU public procurement rules in order to ensure a true level playing field for EU companies, especially those producing sustainable products or services, such as in the field of public transport;

Amendment 192 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the industrial strategy is based on market economy principles; notes that some market interventions are needed to address market failures concerning climate action;

Amendment 193 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Urges the Commission to ensure that fairly paid industrial jobs are maintained, as well as a high level of social protection in the EU and the constant improvement in the living and working conditions of workers in countries outside the EU, making possible their harmonisation while improvement is being maintained, and to put forward a compensatory social taxation scheme designed to monitor compliance with international labour standards by its partners; considers that such a scheme should be put in place, in the event that it is found that a State outside the EU has regulations or a way of organising production that are incompatible with international labour standards, a compensatory fee on entry on the product concerned, the amount of which should not be greater than the dumping margin applicable to that product;

Amendment 194 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Underlines the centrality of a well- functioning and competitive healthcare sector to ensure sustainable access to medicines for patients and guarantee the level of healthcare EU patients deserve; believes the Commission should facilitate the dialogue with the Member States and all the relevant stakeholders, in order to enable a comprehensive discussion and the development of multi-stakeholder solutions to issues concerning pharmaceutical sustainability and the introduction of new technologies into health systems; stresses that this platform for dialogue should take into account the different national approaches to pricing and reimbursement as well as healthcare investment and organisation;

Amendment 195 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Recalls the importance of a sustainable and competitive pharmaceutical industrial sector to ensure sustainable access to medicines for patients, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 health crisis; in order to secure existing production investments in Europe, ensuring long-term sustainability, competitiveness and security of supply, calls on the Commission to support Member States by specifically developing ad hoc EU Guidelines on sustainable procurement of medicines, under the current EU public procurement rules, looking at criteria beyond the lowest price only, notably by implementing the so-called MEAT criteria;

Amendment 196 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Highlights that in order to improve circularity of the economy, demand-side measures such as promotion of sustainable consumption and increasing the use of green public procurement are only one side of the coin, and that significant efforts will have to be made to increase resource efficiency and circularity in production processes; calls on the Commission to set clear targets and legislative frameworks to this effect; welcomes in this regard the announcement of a Sustainable product policy framework and the establishment of mandatory recycled content requirements;

Amendment 197 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Stresses that the Industrial Strategy should be based on evidence and the latest scientific research; emphasises the importance of input from European industry and businesses when developing the Industrial Strategy;

Amendment 198 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to screen foreign direct investments in medicines manufacturing plants as part of Europe's critical health infrastructure;

Amendment 199 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls for mandatory and ambitious climate chapters in free trade agreements; reiterates the importance of the upcoming due diligence law;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas ~~the EU industrial sector, while having the potential to contribute to environmental protection, has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and needs support for its recovery~~in order to avoid global warming of more than 1.5°C, mankind must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to approximately half current levels by 2030, and to zero by 2050; whereas this estimate dates from 2018, and mankind now has a decade left;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas according to various university academics and media outlets, including the Financial Times1a, economic planning has become the norm in contemporary capitalism; whereas the question, therefore, is how economic activity, and in particular industrial activity, should be planned, and what purposes such planning is intended to achieve; __________________ 1 Thornhill, John, ‘The Big Data revolution can revive the planned economy’, Financial Times, 4 September 2017

Amendment 200 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls on the Commission to address the convergence gap between Member States as one of the pillars of the EU’s industrial policy;

Amendment 201 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Points out the international obligations of the EU and its Member States to third countries, and in particular developing countries; demands that the EU and the Member States observe the aim of earmarking 0.70% of their gross national revenue to public development aid to developing countries; demands that the budget margins released by the establishment of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and a compensatory social taxation scheme be added to the 0.70% of gross national revenue earmarked for public development aid; calls for these additional funds to be allocated, as a priority, to aid for adaptation policies of developing countries, aid for the sustainable management and use of natural resources and to guarantee access to such resources for the least well-off households, and for compensation for the reduction in fossil fuel subsidies for these countries; urges the Member States to transfer low-carbon technologies to emerging countries and developing countries, and to adapt these technologies, as appropriate, to the economic, social and ecological conditions specific to each country and to the different stages of development of each one.

Amendment 202 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls on the Commission to set up ambitious sector-specific targets for improving resource efficiency, starting from the most resource-intensive sectors; considers that roadmaps that would guide the transition of the different sectors towards circularity should also be established and prepared in cooperation with industry associations, companies, trade unions, civil society and academia; underlines the importance of having in place a clear monitoring framework that provides comprehensive and publicly available information on progress made;

Amendment 203 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Urges the Commission and Member States to put the right economic framework in place to secure and modernize existing manufacturing capabilities of medicines, technology and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in Europe, for example by rewarding investments in medicines quality and security of supply;

Amendment 204 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls the Commission and the Member States to put in place sustainable economic, regulatory and industrial policies to secure existing manufacturing operations in Europe and create a competitive framework for the industry to operate in a global environment;

Amendment 205 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls on the Commission to increase its involvement in supporting critical health infrastructure protection in Member States and to start applying the European Programme for Critical Infrastructure Protection (EPCIP) to the health infrastructure sector;

Amendment 206 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Believes that the Industrial Strategy has to provide a variety of applicable instruments, tailor-made for each sector or ecosystem and coordinated with the Member States, that make European policies and instruments more efficient;

Amendment 207 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Notes the importance of more research and innovation to solve the climate crisis; calls on the Commission to improve conditions for businesses and industry to strengthen their competitiveness in this regard;

Amendment 208 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Calls for the introduction of mandatory primary resource use reduction targets;

Amendment 209 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to set a more strategic approach for renewable energy industries; considers that these industries should be fully supported given their key role in decarbonising the energy systems and achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest; highlights also the importance of following the energy- efficiency first principle to reduce energy demand;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas EU industry has started the shift but still accounts for 20% of the EU`s greenhouse gas emissions and whereas it takes 25 years to transform an industrial sector and all the related value chains;

Amendment 210 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Stresses that based on the One Health approach, the preservation of natural eco-systems is fundamental for ensuring humanity’s bare necessities such as potable water, clean air and fertile soils; calls for the swift development of robust indicators to assess the impacts on biodiversity and to ensure progressive reduction of pollution as outlined in the EU Biodiversity Strategy;

Amendment 211 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Calls for additional support to research and development programmes aimed at fostering the transition towards a safe and sustainable circular economy, promoting both innovative solutions and the scale-up of existing technologies in strategic sectors, including bio-based chemicals;

Amendment 212 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Believes that the European Union should strive to have a tailor-made industrial strategy, which will be a stable pillar for Europe in the future, especially after the unprecedented economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;

Amendment 213 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Stresses the importance of combining actions to lower emissions with economic growth, increased competitiveness and welfare of European citizens;

Amendment 214 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Recalls the existing evidence highlighting the role of sustainable procurement practices in general, and specifically for pharmaceuticals, notably in ensuring security of supply and securing existing manufacturing investments in Europe; calls on the Commission to develop ad hoc EU Guidelines on procurement of medicines, under the current EU public procurement rules, looking at criteria beyond the lowest price only (MEAT criteria), such as ensuring long-term sustainability, competition, security of supply and stimulating investments in research and manufacturing;

Amendment 215 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Welcomes the Commission's announcement of a Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability in order to work towards zero pollution in a-toxic-free environment; stresses that European chemical industry is one of the key industries for the economic well-being of the Union, while lacking sustainability in the fields of energy consumption and environmental impact; emphasises the importance to achieve energy efficiency, circularity and zero pollution especially in this sector;

Amendment 216 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Calls on the European Commission to devotedly assess the impact of European import dependency on third countries, especially as regards the countries where the state has significant presence in the market, and include measures to cope with any disruption of global value chains, specifically by means of increased EU coordination and strategic global partnerships;

Amendment 217 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Notes the importance of the internal market in reaching the Union's climate goals and ensuring a well- functioning circular economy; stresses the importance of combining effective climate and environmental policy with increased competitiveness of the businesses and industry;

Amendment 218 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Stresses that in the Union’s future actions on hydrogen, clear priority should be given to the development of renewable- based green hydrogen over other fossil fuels based forms;

Amendment 219 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6f. Stresses that the sustainable and smart mobility industries have both the potential and responsibility to drive the digital and environmental transitions, to support Europe’s industrial competitiveness and to improve connectivity in particular in the automotive, aerospace, rail and ship building industries; calls on the Commission and Member States to increase investments in zero-emission mobility and resilient and secure transport infrastructures, in particular high-speed networks, and to further support the development of sustainable alternative fuels;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas a powerful industrial base, particularly in traditional industries such as steel, is vital in order to successfully achieve the environmental shift that is necessary in order to preserve the major balances in ecosystems; whereas, for example, for the same amount of energy, wind and solar power plants require up to 15 times more concrete, 90 times more aluminium and 50 times more copper and iron than power plants using traditional fossil fuels; whereas, moreover, for the same installed nominal power, the quantities of steel required, for example, are up to 50 to 90 times greater for solar concentration plants than for nuclear plants;

Amendment 220 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6f. Supports, in the context of the current health crisis and potential future crises, the promotion of EU companies, incentivising production within the EU, lowering EU dependency on third countries, increasing manufacturing capacity for the production of certain products, notably sanitising gel, ventilators and protective equipment, as well as pooling and coordinating digital manufacturing capabilities, such as 3D printing, which can contribute to manufacturing necessary equipment;

Amendment 221 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6f. Reiterates the importance of sustainable transport as part of the industrial supply chain, calls for the inclusion of external costs in the price of products;

Amendment 222 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)

6g. Underlines the importance of developing sustainable battery value chains for current and future electro- mobility needs; stresses that the new regulatory framework for batteries should fully incorporate sustainability requirements such as targets for reuse and recycling, and sustainable and socially responsible sourcing of raw materials; calls on the Commission and Member States to foster investments in a competitive and sustainable battery manufacturing sector providing a framework which includes secure access to raw materials, support for technological innovation, and consistent rules on battery production in line with the requirements of a the circular economy;

Amendment 223 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)

6g. Calls on the European Environmental Agency to produce a report, together with the European Chemicals Agency, on chemicals in the environment in Europe. The report should assess the systemic nature of hazardous chemicals within Europe’s production and consumption systems, their use in products, occurrence in Europe’s environment and the harm caused to human health and ecosystems;

Amendment 224 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)

6g. Stresses that EU should ensure the strategic autonomy and resilience of its supply chains by reducing its reliance on third countries imports for active pharmaceutical ingredients, medical supplies, and raw materials;

Amendment 225 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)

6h. Highlights that the industry should fully contribute to the protection of biodiversity and the environment; points out that over half of global GDP depends on nature and the services it provides, with several sectors highly reliant on nature; notes that more than 90% of biodiversity loss and water stress come from resource extraction and processing; emphasises that the European industrial policy should be in line with the objectives of the 2030 Biodiversity strategy and respect the precautionary and polluter- pays principles;

Amendment 226 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)

6h. Underlines that Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) should only be considered for unavoidable process-based emissions provided that all environmental risks are fully assessed and addressed;

Amendment 227 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)

6h. Underlines the significance of recognising the relations between the Recovery plan, our climate and digital ambitions and an effective Industrial Strategy;

Amendment 228 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)

6i. Underlines the need to stimulate the development of lead markets and introduce scalable demand-pull instruments for sustainable industrial materials and products; calls on the Commission to establish more ambitious and effective norms, quotas and standards in terms of GHG emission reduction, recycling, resource and energy-savings, zero pollution and circular economy requirements in support of the Sustainable Product Policy Framework; calls for the revision of procurement standards for basic materials and quotas for climate neutral products and materials including zero-carbon steel and low- carbon cement, as well as mandatory labelling on durability and reparability of products and improved consumer information;

Amendment 229 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)

6i. Points out that industry is still a major contributor to environmental pollution with releases of pollutants to air, water and soil; underlines the role of the Industrial Emissions Directive in setting up obligations for large installations to minimise releases of pollutants; looks forward to the upcoming zero-pollution action plan for air, water and soil and the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive that should lead to a significant reduction of industrial pollution;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas various scientific studies have demonstrated the feasibility of a European energy production system based on 100% renewable sources by 2050 at the latest1a; whereas it is vital to create such an energy production system in order to successfully shift European industrial systems onto a new pathway; __________________ 1aWilliam Zappa, Martin Junginger, Machteld van den Broek, ‘Is a 100% renewable European power system feasible by 2050?’, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti cle/pii/S0306261918312790

Amendment 230 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)

6i. Calls on the Commission to strengthen and promote relocation and diversification of European industries in strategic sectors such as renewable energy production and pharmaceuticals, that are not already resilient;

Amendment 231 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)

6j. Underlines that the European Industrial Strategy should be fully aligned with the upcoming Chemicals strategy for sustainability on the basis of elimination of hazardous substances and substitution to safer alternatives with particular emphasis on reducing and preventing exposure to chemicals such as endocrine disruptors, in order to protect human health and the environment;

Amendment 232 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)

6j. Underlines the necessity of waste reduction in the industrial sector; calls on the Commission to introduce mandatory targets for the re-use of industrial packaging materials; calls for harmonisation of packaging within business sectors and member states in order to facilitate deposit schemes;

Amendment 233 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)

6j. Calls on the Commission to propose ways to guarantee that its supply chain network becomes more resilient, and to put in place a medicine shortage risk mitigation plan to manage any potential vulnerabilities and risks to the supply chain for critical medicines;

Amendment 234 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)

6k. Stresses the need to foster innovation in the chemical industry and acknowledges that the chemical industry is able to provide multiple low carbon solutions; stresses that promoting innovation and minimising the exposure of humans and the environment to hazardous chemicals are key elements in the transition from a linear to a circular and sustainable chemical industry, which would give to this pivotal sector for the European economy a major competitive advantage;

Amendment 235 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)

6k. Points out that the new Industrial Strategy for Europe should be developed in line with the Green Deal, SME strategy and the Circular Economy Action Plan;

Amendment 236 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)

6l. Highlights a need for establishing a European network to support and better coordinate high quality medical research in Europe, given the high fragmentation of the research activities in this area; reiterates the need to put in place a medicine shortage risk mitigation plan to manage any potential vulnerabilities and risks for the supply chain for critical medicines; recalls the importance of a research-based pharmaceutical industry as an essential contributor to ensuring quality manufacturing and supply of medicines to reach all patients in need, ensuring innovation and supporting the resilience, responsiveness and readiness of healthcare systems to address future challenges;

Amendment 237 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)

6l. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to develop policies to facilitate and promote safe and sustainable chemical manufacturing in Europe, bringing back strategic value chains such as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and disinfectants, in order to regain controls in this strategic area and to reduce Europe’s dependence on third countries to ensure a secure access and avoid medicine shortages;

Amendment 238 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 m (new)

6m. Underlines the importance to base the Industrial Strategy on an enhanced Circular Economy framework benefitting companies, consumers and the environment alike thanks to lower production costs and re-used products;

Amendment 239 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 n (new)

6n. Stresses the need to align the new Industrial Strategy with the target of a climate-neutral economy by 2050, while at the same time stressing that Europe’s climate policies must be evidence-based;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)

Af. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the dramatic effects of the loss of production capacity in several Member States; whereas European industry is extremely dependent on the industrial capacity of non-EU States, particularly of China;

Amendment 240 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 o (new)

6o. Highlights that the environment and the economy are the basis for an inclusive society that enables us to deal with current and future challenges and grasp opportunities that arise;

Amendment 241 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 p (new)

6p. Considers that the industrial R&I will be fundamental to meet the ambitious EU 2030 targets for sustainable (economic, environmental and social) development and fulfil the long-term climate and energy targets;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)

Ag. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the dramatic consequences of de-industrialisation and the loss of major strategic industrial sites in the production of medicines and health equipment; whereas the economic strategies of pharmaceutical laboratories have led to an increasing fragility in pharmaceutical production chains; whereas shortages of medicines in the EU have worsened exponentially in recent years, undermining health services in the Member States and exposing patients to considerable health and safety risks: loss of opportunity, errors in the administration of medicines or undesirable events occurring when an unavailable medicine is replaced by another, avoidable transmission of infectious diseases, significant psychological distress;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

~~B. whereas non-EU competitors often take advantage of less stringent climate and environmental regulations and lower labour costs;~~deleted

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas non-EU competitors often take advantage of less stringent climate and environmental regulations and lower labour costs; therefore, this should be addressed in a due diligence law in order to extend ambitious standards to the whole value chain of products sold in the EU and create a level playing field;

Amendment 28 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ~~non-EU competitors often take advantage of less~~ the Union can exert considerable influence in global climate and environmental action via its internal market and green diplomacy, as well as by demonstrating~~ent~~ climate and environmental ~~regulations and lower labour costs~~leadership while also supporting the development of future-proof industries and high standards for social protection;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ~~non-EU~~the competit~~ors often take advantage of~~iveness of European industry has been negatively impacted by unfair international competition and global distortions; whereas non-EU companies often are subject to less stri~~ngen~~ct climate and environmental regulations and lower labour costs in their respective countries;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the EU industrial sector~~, while hav~~ should be supported ing the po~~tential to contribute to environmental protection, has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and needs support for its recovery~~st-COVID- 19 recovery in a way that leads to a strong, more sustainable and competitive industry, with all sectors contributing to the objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and to the protection of the environment;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas non-EU competitors often take advantage of less stringent climate and environmental regulations and lower labour costs, which has facilitated the relocation of European industry, ultimately having a detrimental effect on its competitiveness;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ~~non-EU competitors often take advantage of less stringent climate and environmental regulations and lower labour cost~~the EU’s shift in direction should not be achieved at the expense of non-EU countries, in particular developing countries, through the exporting of industries that are polluting and harmful to the environment and local populations;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the EU supports the rest of the world regarding the need to ensure that ecosystems continue to be balanced and compatible with human life; whereas the EU’s external action and its trade policy should be redirected towards the promotion of industrial co-development with non-EU countries, particularly developing countries, while respecting the planetary boundaries;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas transforming EU industry towards a climate-neutral, non-polluting circular economy will make industry more competitive and resilient to future crisis as well as less dependent on resource input from outside the EU;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas EU companies often take advantage of less stringent climate, environmental and labour regulations in other countries and are thus increasing their competitivity while creating environmental and social harms;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the technology to achieve the carbon neutral objectives laid down, particularly with regard to storing renewable energy, does not currently exist;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the absolute primacy of free and fair competition, the prohibition on State aid to sectors considered by the Member States to be strategic and the opening up of the internal market without any protection have led to huge losses of production capacity within the EU;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas tax competition between Member States leads to asymmetries within the single market which are exploited by multinationals engaging in aggressive tax planning, thereby depriving economies where the value is generated of resources needed for the transition;deleted

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas significant differences in social protection and remuneration, as well as tax competition between Member States leads to asymmetries within the single market which are exploited by multinationals engaging in aggressive tax planning, ~~thereby depriving economies where the value is generated of resources needed for the transition~~with fiscal and social dumping, putting EU workers in competition with each other, and thereby creating a vicious circle of encouraging the lowest bidder in social and tax terms;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas tax competition and differences in tax systems between Member States can leads to asymmetries within the single market which are exploited by multinationals engaging in aggressive tax planning, thereby depriving economies where the value is generated of resources needed for the transition;

Amendment 4 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the EU industrial sector, while having the potential to contribute to environmental protection and a green transition, has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and needs support ~~for~~in its recovery and its transformation;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. whereas ~~tax competition~~different tax systems between Member States can leads to asymmetries within the single market ~~which are exploited by multinationals engaging in aggressive tax planning~~and aggressive tax planning by multinationals, thereby depriving economies where the value is generated of resources needed for the transition;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas, according to a Eurofound study from 2016, of 752 cases of relocations identified in the EU between 2003 and 2016, 352 relocated to another EU Member State, accounting for nearly one in two of the relocations; whereas these relocations led to 197 927 job losses in the EU between 2003 and 2016; whereas 118 760 of these job losses may be attributed to a transfer in production to other EU Member States, representing nearly 60% of the total; whereas these relocations occur primarily from the western Member States, excluding Germany, to the eastern Member States, since when an industrial site closes in the EU-15 group in 44.8% of cases a country in the EU-13 group is chosen as the new location; whereas this state of affairs is creating a serious structural imbalance in the EU and jeopardising its cohesion;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. emphasises the importance of resource and energy efficiency to lessen dependency on ore and fossil fuel imports; underlines that waste reduction will not only decrease pollution but will save precious resources;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas digital technologies change the image of industry, creating new business models, allow it to be more productive, offer workers new skills and support the decarbonisation of the economy;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas it is necessary that the new Industrial Strategy supports the European industry in becoming more resilient, environmentally sustainable, globally competitive and digitalised;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas on 6 March 2015, the EU and its Member States submitted their intended nationally determined contribution to the UNFCCC, thereby committing to a binding target of at least a 40 % domestic reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels; whereas, taking current science and the current carbon budget into account, a target of 65 % domestic reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 is necessary as a minimum to be aligned with the Paris agreement;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the Member States have agreed, pursuant to Article 151 of the TFEU, on the need to promote improved working conditions and an improved standard of living for workers, so as to make possible their harmonisation while the improvement is being maintained;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the new Industrial Strategy for Europe should pave the way for the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, while preserving Europe’s competitiveness, prosperity and jobs;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas climate change disproportionately affects developing countries, despite the fact that they emit far less CO2 than developed countries; whereas containing global warming to 1.5 degrees is technically feasible with existing technology, but only if it is also deployed en masse in developing countries;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

~~1. Calls on the Commission to consider the impact of COVID-19 by eventually reviewing targets to facilitate industrial recovery;~~deleted

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the EU industrial sector, whi~~le having the potential to contribute to environmental protec~~ch needs to transition to climate neutrality, circular economy and zero pollution, has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and needs ~~support for its recovery;~~ predictable rules and support for this transition;

Amendment 50 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to consider ~~the impact of COVID-19 by eventually reviewing targets to facilitate industrial recovery~~, in defining the features of a future looking industrial strategy, the unprecedented economic impacts caused by COVID-19; highlights that the European Green Deal should be continued to be used as Europe’s strategy for growth; calls on the Commission to carefully analyse any attempts to delay implementation of existing targets and limit these only to cases where it can be clearly established that the implementation of these targets has been significantly affected by COVID-19;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to ~~consider~~assess the impact of COVID-19 ~~by eventually revie~~on European industry and put forward a coordinated response to facilitate a growth-led industrial recovery that will lead the twing t~~argets to faci~~ransitions towards clitmate ~~industrial recovery~~neutrality and digital leadership, while ensuring competitiveness and resilience;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to ~~consider the impact of COVID-19 by eventually reviewing targets to faci~~facilitate an industrial recovery, which addresses the impact of COVID-19, and to ensure that this recovery goes hand in hand with industry meeting clitmate ~~industrial recovery~~, environmental and social objectives aligned with the 1.5 temperature goal of the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to ~~consider the impact of COVID-19 by eventually reviewing targets to faci~~ensure that the new European industrial strategy follows a future-oriented approach and takes account of the need to combine the recovery of industries most affected by the COVID-19 situation and the Union’s goal of achieving clitmate ~~indus~~neutrial ~~recover~~ity;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to consider the impact of COVID-19 ~~by eventually reviewing targets to facilitate industrial recovery~~as a chance to accelerate the transition of EU industry to climate neutrality, energy efficiency, circular economy as well as zero pollution and to ensure technological leadership in key clean technologies;

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to consider the impact of COVID-19 by eventually reviewing or removing certain environmental targets to facilitate industrial recovery, taking into account the specific needs of each sector and region;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Condemns the fact that for years the EU has had no industrial strategy whatsoever; notes that the obsession with the primacy of the rule of free and fair competition, the prohibition on State aid to sectors considered by the Member States to be strategic, the opening up of the internal market without any protection and the absence of effective protection against fiscal and social dumping have led to losses in industrial production capacity that are disastrous in terms of their social consequences and their effects on the strategic autonomy of the EU and its Member States;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the need for a green and fair recovery following the COVID-19 crisis in order to support sustainable economic growth in the EU, increasing investments in the digital and green transitions; calls on the Member States to support the creation of an ambitious Recovery plan with the Next Generation EU in the framework of a stronger MFF and the creation of new own resources; emphasises that the use of the recovery funds should be fully in line with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives and drive forward the green transition;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the importance of the Recovery and Resilience Facility and Strategic Investment Facility to support investments and incentivise key European industries to help strengthen and build European strategic value chains, and calls on the Commission to rapidly present concrete legislative proposals to ensure an effective level playing field and protect key industries against unfair competition from state-owned or state- subsidised investors from third countries;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that industry, like all sectors, is obliged to decarbonise and that excuses cannot be made to abdicate this responsibility; points to the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C which finds that limiting global heating to 1.5°C would require “rapid and far- reaching” transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the EU industrial sector, while ~~having the potential to contribute to environmental protection~~obliged under the Paris Agreement to decarbonise like all other sectors, has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and needs support for its recovery away from the carbon economy;

Amendment 60 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes that the EU Recovery Plan aims to mobilise investment in green and sustainable industry; particularly welcomes the doubling of investment in clean hydrogen technology as this is the only energy source that can replace fossil fuels and thus significantly reduce CO2 emissions in energy intensive industry sectors;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the importance of the Union maintaining a secure supply of critical materials and minerals, pharmaceutical ingredients, medicines and medical equipment; calls for the strengthening of European value chains to reduce dependence from third countries in key strategic areas;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to focus the Next Generation EU programmes and instruments on the recovery of those sectors that have been hardest hit by the crisis caused by coronavirus, in both economic and employment terms, without making its support conditional on climate targets;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Notes that many Member States have had to deal with shortages of essential medical equipment during the COVID-19 crisis; stresses that these shortages are the result of the loss of strategic production capacity stemming from the de-industrialisation of the Member States; recalls that even before the COVID-19 crisis the risks of medicine shortages were a recurrent feature due to the relocation of whole segments of the European pharmaceutical industry; observes that those Member States that have retained significant industrial capacity have been able to contain the pandemic swiftly; is concerned that the asymmetry of the economic shock resulting from the pandemic and the huge differences in levels of State aid granted by Member States are exacerbating the polarisation of the EU into de- industrialised States and States that retain significant industrial capacity, and that this polarisation will be long-lived;

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Highlights the importance of strengthening fiscal policy coordination and the European fiscal framework in the economic recovery of the Union; is of the opinion that, after the peak of the pandemic, the Recovery Fund should become a permanent Reconstruction Fund to foster the digital and the green industrial transitions;

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Underlines the importance of limiting global heating to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in order to save lives, preserve ecosystems, ensure livelihoods and jobs, and to increase quality of life for all; stresses that the EU must contribute equitably to the 1.5 temperature goal of the Paris Agreement;

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Reminds the Commission to take the different industrial ecosystems into account, with the aim of tailoring the focus of each programme in the Industrial Strategy, taking into consideration the needs of those regions with a lower level of technological development;

Amendment 67 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Emphasises that investments in green technologies, sustainable solutions and new opportunities for companies can turn the Green Deal into a new growth strategy from which innovative small and medium-sized companies can benefit;

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Highlights the potential of circular economy in reducing energy and resource consumption, and in increasing capacity and a reliable supply of recycled materials that are critical for green energy and digital technologies;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Roundly condemns the fact that the primacy placed on the financial profitability of businesses, mainly for the purposes of ensuring that dividends are paid to shareholders, is detrimental to investment in industrial and manufacturing sites, and has led to the closure of many such sites, causing the loss of jobs, technical skills and production capacity that weakens the European social fabric as a whole; urges the Member States to bring in legislation to permit the exercise of a right of pre- emption over the intangible assets of businesses benefiting from State aid that do not meet their commitments to retain industrial and manufacturing sites and jobs; asks the Commission and the Member States, in close coordination with the trade unions, to survey all strategic industrial and manufacturing sites threatened with closure, and urges the Member States to nationalise these sites; urges the Commission and the Member States to adopt all the legislative measures required to promote the takeover of industrial and manufacturing sites which are threatened with closure by employees in the form of cooperatives involving, as far as possible, the beneficiaries of the production, as well as public authorities, where these sites are of strategic interest;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the EU industrial sector, while having the potential to contribute to environmental protection, has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and needs support for its recovery, irrespective of its activity;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Stresses that all sectors and industrial value chains, and in particular the energy-intensive sectors, will have a key role to play in achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal through the reduction of their own carbon footprints but also accelerating the transition by providing affordable and clean technology solutions, by developing and creating value chains for economically viable and sustainable products and processes and by developing new sustainable business models;

Amendment 71 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Considers that the relocation of European industry should act as a stimulus to invigorate the less-developed European regions, including regions with low populations and those with dispersed populations, as mentioned in Article 174 of the TFEU; stresses that such an approach would promote their economic growth and would create many jobs that, ultimately, would make it possible for them to retain their populations;

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Underlines the potential of circular bioeconomy and the forest-based industry in promoting a competitive and sustainable industry; encourages Member States to promote investments and public procurement in renewable, recyclable, bio-based products;

Amendment 73 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Recalls that, pursuant to Article 151 TFEU, the EU and its Member States have an obligation to ensure the promotion of employment, improved living and working conditions, so as to make possible their harmonisation while the improvement is being maintained, and proper social protection; considers that the significant differences between Member States in terms of social protection and remuneration, as well as the fiscal competition between Member States, are leading to a situation of permanent social and fiscal dumping, preventing this aim from being properly achieved; considers that it is contrary to the EU’s cohesion objectives to promote the industrial development of some Member States at the expense of the industrial capacity of others; stresses that workers of the EU as a whole are the prime victims of this widespread competition, leading to unemployment for some and inadequate remuneration and social protection for others; takes the view that in the event of serious difficulties that are likely to persist in an industrial sector and difficulties that could result in serious detriment to the economic situation in a specific region, a Member State should be able to take protective measures in order to rebalance the situation, including measures to ban or restrict imports;

Amendment 74 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Recalls that the green transition should be fair and socially just, with no one left behind; stresses that just transition and reduction of inequalities should be mainstreamed in social, economic and environmental policies at all levels; highlights the importance of ensuring ambitious funding for the Just Transition Fund, which should particularly contribute to the creation of sustainable jobs and the upskilling and reskilling of workers;

Amendment 75 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Notes the contribution of the chemical industry to many strategic value chains and to producing carbon-neutral, resource-efficient and circular technologies and solutions; calls for a sustainable chemicals policy, aligned with the Industrial Strategy;

Amendment 76 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Stresses that the EU Industrial Strategy is not solely about enabling the transition of energy-intensive industries, but about creating a broader sustainable industrial base, including the SMEs, which are an important part of the European economy;

Amendment 77 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Notes that ‘Energy efficiency first’ is one of the key principles of the Energy Union, intended to ensure secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy supply in the EU; highlights that the renovation wave provides a great opportunity for the EU´s building and energy sector and calls Member States to accelerate investments in building renovation; notes the important role national, regional and local actors can play in facilitating and coordinating renovation initiatives;

Amendment 78 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Maintains that the Industrial Strategy must also identify ways in which SMEs can contribute to greenhouse gas emission reductions and environmental protection in the EU, complementing the efforts and policies already in place and providing additional tools in order to enable them to keep up and contribute to the green transition of the industry to a climate neutral economy;

Amendment 79 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)

1f. Recalls that renewable energy technologies are of strategic importance for a successful transition towards climate-neutrality; calls for a robust Industrial Strategy for the deployment and expansion of renewable energy capacity in order to ensure Europe’s long- term security of energy supply, competitiveness, technology leadership and job creation;

Amendment 8 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas in 2019 the EU’s Overshoot Day, namely the day on which the EU’s environmental footprint exceeds the biological capacity of ecosystems to provide organic materials and assimilate the waste generated, was on 10 May; whereas each year this Overshoot Day falls earlier and earlier; whereas if the whole of mankind adopted the same mode of production, consumption and trade as the EU, it would use up the equivalent of 2.8 planet Earths to meet its needs; whereas the EU alone uses 20% of the biological capacity of Earth’s ecosystems;

Amendment 80 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)

1g. Underlines the importance of green mobility in creating new jobs, boosting European industry, and reducing emissions from the transport sector; calls for a large scale strategy and increased investments for the rollout of a wide EV- charging infrastructure network of fast, reliable and compatible charging stations for electric vehicles;

Amendment 81 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)

1h. Notes the role played by battery technologies in the decarbonisation of mobility and energy systems; welcomes the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries; calls for the promotion and stimulation of battery production in Europe, as well as for the creation of a coherent and supportive regulatory framework for sustainable batteries, in line with the principles of circular economy, the wider EU decarbonisation objectives and the need to reduce dependence on raw and critical materials and metals from third countries;

Amendment 82 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Ondřej KNOTEK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)

1i. Notes that renewable and low- carbon hydrogen can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, to the recovery of the EU economy and to paving the way for climate neutrality in 2050 by supporting hard-to-decarbonise sectors; welcomes the launch of the Clean Hydrogen Alliance; notes the potential for EU leadership in clean hydrogen; calls for strategic investments for the production and use of clean hydrogen, for the creation of an enabling network of infrastructure and for research and innovation;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 85 #

Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that~~, while forcing its industries and citizens t~~ the green transition goes hand in hand with just transition, ensuring no con~~tribute to extremely ambitious climate goals, the EU should strive for sustainability without compromising competitiveness and~~e is left behind; supports the establishment of ambitious climate goals for 2030 and 2040 in addition to the climate neutrality goal; believes that the EU should strive for sustainability and strengthen its competitiveness, while ensuring a high level of socio- economic well-being for ~~discriminating against any technology that contributes to the trans~~all and reduction of inequalitiones;

Amendment 86 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that~~, while forcing~~ the EU should strengthen its industriesal and ~~citizens to contribute to extremely ambitious climate goals, the EU should strive for sustainability without compromising~~technological capacities by means of investments in key technologies in order to increase open strategic autonomy and resilience, while ensuring sustainability, competitiveness and the socio- economic well-being o~~r discriminating against any technology that contributes to the transition~~f its citizens, without leaving anyone behind;

Amendment 87 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that, while forcing its industries and citizens to contribute to extremely ambitious climate goals, the EU should strive for sustainability without compromising competitiveness and socio- economic well-being or discriminating against any technology that contributes to the transition maintaining ambitious climate goals will put the EU in the driver’s seat for the global transformation, ensuring competitiveness in key clean technologies and socio- economic well-being while respecting the planetary boundaries;

Amendment 88 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that, while forcing its industries and citizens to contribute to extremely ambitious climate goals, the EU should strive for sustainability without compromising competitiveness and socio- economic well-being or discriminating against any technology that contributes to the transi the innovative and sustainable reindustrialisation should contribute to creating jobs and ensure the competitiveness of the European economy, while being consistent with the objectives of the European Green Deal and the digital transformation;

Amendment 89 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that in the face of climate change, the collapse of biodiversity, the spread of pollution and the depletion of certain natural resources, ‘green growth’ strategies are inadequate; points out that it is clear that since 1972, when the Meadows report was published, the pursuit of exponential economic growth, even where it is green growth, can only lead to the biophysical limits of the Earth being exceeded, which is likely to result in the collapse of current modes of production, consumption and trade; points out that in developed countries, since the 1980s, economic growth has not been linked to an improvement in people’s well-being;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the increased risk of attempts to acquire healthcare capacities via foreign direct investment and the need to preserve and enhance the sharing of such precious capacities within the single market;

Amendment 90 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises the need to take into account the closure of businesses and the increase in unemployment that will be caused by the industrial transformation required in order to achieve a carbon- neutral economy; in that connection, calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate and promote the retraining and improvement in the skills of the workers affected with the aim of increasing their employability and equipping them to take on new jobs;

Amendment 91 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that a truly effective European Industrial Strategy and policy needs to be built on ambitious climate action and targets on the basis of the Climate law, providing a roadmap to shape the industry of the future with all sectors contributing to reach the objective of climate neutrality as early as possible and at the latest by 2050;

Amendment 92 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that the European Union needs a process of reindustrialisation and modernisation of its industrial base, strengthening of the internal market and the creation of a competitive framework for industry, including an effective strategy for SMEs, in order to boost Europe’s competitiveness and global leadership;

Amendment 93 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Welcomes the establishment of the EUR 100 billion fund for a ‘just transition’, which will ensure that industries, workers and communities that lose competitiveness in the fight against climate change because they rely on fossil fuels are supported and companies can invest in sustainable production technologies;

Amendment 94 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that EU institutions, Member States, regions, industry and all the other relevant players should work together to create lead markets in clean technologies and ensure that European industry is a global frontrunner;

Amendment 95 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Considers that the Green Deal proposed by the European Commission, the target of climate neutrality by 2050 and the 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets, as currently planned by the Commission, are wholly inadequate and do not acknowledge the scale of the climate and environment emergency declared by the European Parliament; stresses that the target of climate neutrality by 2050 is meaningless if it does not include the imported emissions required for the EU’s current consumption; points out that the EU’s carbon footprint and, more broadly, the pressure of our activities on ecosystems must decrease immediately and irreversibly; considers, therefore, that the industrial strategy presented by the Commission is clearly inadequate in terms of its ambitions and instruments;

Amendment 96 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that all sectors and industrial value chains, and in particular the energy-intensive ones, will have a key role to play in achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal through the reduction of their carbon footprints but also through accelerating the transition by providing affordable and clean technology solutions, by developing and creating value chains for economically viable, sustainable products and processes and by developing new sustainable business models;

Amendment 97 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Urges the Commission to significantly strengthen support for innovation for a CO2 neutral industry, for the uptake of breakthrough technologies, and for sustainable business frontrunners, by means of a technologically neutral approach and while avoiding and removing unnecessary regulatory burdens, in particular for SMEs; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to implement without delay the actions, incentives and funding opportunities announced in the Industrial Strategy;

Amendment 98 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Considers that this transformation must take into account existing technological capacity and ensure that its targets are in line with the development of such capacity, without forcing industry to meet targets for which it is not prepared;

Amendment 99 #