Activities of María IRIGOYEN PÉREZ related to 2013/2006(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the future cohesion policy will be one of the main EU policies fostering industrial innovation in order to respond to the challenges associated with sustainable energy, climate change and resource efficiency; takes the view, therefore, that support from the future cohesion policy and the European Structural and Investment Funds is pivotal to the reindustrialisation of the EU and its regions through a genuinely modern industrial policy- inclusive, sustainable and highly competitive;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that regions' characteristics and their specific strengths have to be taken into consideration when planning regional industrial development strategies for each region and each sector in order to achieve a high level of specialisation in Europe's industry;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to set out clear industrial competitiveness policy strategies in the National Reform Programmes, through a more focused approach which includes the setting of priorities in relation to: facilitating access to finance; support for R&D and education; administrative simplification; the reduction of labour taxation; improvement of infrastructure; greater involvement of all stakeholders at regional and local level and strong support for SMEs and entrepreneurs; believes that a more coordinated approach between different levels of government and stakeholders will be achieved by including the proposed territorial pacts in the partnership agreements- a tool to coordinate and synchronise the regional and local actors' policy agendas in order to focus their actions and financial resources on the Europe 2020 Strategy goals and targets;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds that regional economies are a key to achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as they have both the required knowledge and capacity to mobilise local stakeholders in accordance with the regional specificities; reiterates the crucial importance of connecting the innovation and sustainability agendas at the regional, national and European level by developing strong regional and national research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation (RIS3);
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that national and regional authorities have to place economic, social and environmental innovation at the heart of their long term sustainable development strategies, driven by strong networks, knowledge exchange and management and innovation ecosystems, composed by clusters of highly specialised SMEs and industries;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is strongly concerned by the negative impact of the economic and financial crisis on the capacity of EU regions to finance productive investment for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth thus putting at high risk the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that, given the current financial, economic and social crisis, public and private investment is essential as part of an overall strategy for growth; supports, in this connection, the overall reform of the state aid regime through the application of a more socially and economically based approach; reiterates the importance of taking greater account of the quality and the efficiency of public spending.