74 Amendments of Alicia HOMS GINEL related to 2020/2076(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Article 3(3) TEU which refers to internal market, sustainable development and social market economy,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)
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 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
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; and more often employed in industrial sectors with a lower value-added or sub-sectors
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 d (new)
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 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 27 May 2020 entitled ‘Adjusted Commission Work Programme 2020’ (COM(2020)440),
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas digitalisation and artificial intelligence are crucial for all industry sectors, increasing competitiveness, creating quality job opportunities and economic prosperity;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
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 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
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 38 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas social dialogue and continuous cooperation between social partnersllective bargaining are essential for a robust industrial policy that aims to achieve a fairer society for all and mitigates the risk of leaving anyone behindimprove working conditions and terms of employment;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
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 42 #
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
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 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
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 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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 andin order to efficiently address the social consequences of structural change and the need to continucontribute to the implementingation of its principles, in order to support fair workingwith 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 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
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 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
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 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
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 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
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 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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, with a strong social and environmental approach;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
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 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
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 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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, including their value chains;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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, leaving no one behind;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
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 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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, specially taking into account the gender disparities in the labour market which have an effect on the mobility or relocation capacity of 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 and to invest in alternative economic sectors specially in some regions with high unemployment and less diversified economies, with the aim of managing the effects produced by that accelerated process on both regions and people;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. ConsiderRecalls that the recent pandemic has shownunderlined the importance of digital solutions, particularly telework,ing and the need to establish guidelines and regulations at European level; believcommon 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 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
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 151 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
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 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
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 anovercome 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 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
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 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
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 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
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 170 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
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 172 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
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 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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 or generate inequalities between industrial enterprises from different Member States;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
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 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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; is of the opinion that, in this context, the Union should implement a provisional TDI scheme, also to ensure the level playing field within the European Single Market;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a (new)
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 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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. For that reason, it is vital to create a minimum stock of key strategic products for the European Union;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
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 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
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 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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 contribute to achieving the climate neutrality and the digital leadership;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a
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 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a a (new)
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 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b a (new)
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 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
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 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
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 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
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 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
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 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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; improving autonomy and security of supply in the digital and green transitions;
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
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 decarbonised and renewable gas as a means of energy transition and clean hydrogen, especially green 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 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
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 505 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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 544 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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, paying special attention to encouraging women's participation as these are areas in which women are still under-represented; 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 CohesionStructural and Investment Funds (CESIF) in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable development as well as in enhancing the skills of European workers and in boosting the capacity of small and medium enterprises to make them able to successfully cope with the twin transitions so that no one will be left behind;
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
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 579 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
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 603 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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; calls on the Commission to and to a shortage of adequate skills; calls on the Commission to enhance the pervasiveness of the innovation policies through the 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, European and private financial sources by taking advantage of synergies among all Union programmes;
Amendment 611 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
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 633 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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 and scale-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; recalls, in this regard, the importance of promoting the social dialogue and the consultation of workers in designing and implementing industrial policies, coherently with the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 664 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
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 677 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
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 679 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
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;