43 Amendments of Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI related to 2022/2008(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU industrial strategy must be implemented in a coherent and coordinated way; stresses that freeair, sustainable and value-based trade and open markets which respect international law, as well as working with cooperative partners, will reinforce the EU’s industrial base; urges the Commission to deliver an ambitious trade agenda, in line with the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is crucial to enable industry to implement the energy and digital transitions while preserving decent jobs, competitiveness and its ability to develop and produce clean products;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas industrial and manufacturing processes represent a backbone of the EU labour market and should foster the creation of high-quality jobs;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned that both the current and the proposed EU legislation envisages too many bureaucratic hurdles for EU businesses; calls on the Commission to cut un-necessary red-tape, fully implement the principles of better regulation and ‘think small first’, and to carefully apply the SME Test in its impact assessments;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that for the EU to be competitive in open markets, every sector must receive sufficient support in developing its respective technological base and in promoting the research and innovation efforts carried out by public and private stakeholders; stresses that the Commission and the Member States should cooperate in the design and implementation of the Industrial Strategy, in order to guarantee increased coherence with the Commercial Policy, by diversifying and exploiting synergies, as well as to make different sectors more competitive at international level; calls on the Commission to draw up annual implementation reports for presentation to the European Parliament;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for further negotiations to secure future-oriented trade agreements and to continue with the reform of the World Trade Organization; points out that trade and access to third markets are crucial in supporting the EU’s economic recovery and resilience, with the aim of strengthening the EU’s autonomy, diversifying its supply chains and guaranteeing its independence from any single producerReiterates its support for a multilateral agenda and urges WTO members to agree at the next MC12 on a work plan of reform to update the World Trade Organization rule book, and restore a level playing field and fair competition for workers and businesses; points out that trade and access to third markets are crucial in supporting the EU’s economic recovery and resilience;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Urges the Commission to pursue an open strategic autonomy to reduce dependence in critical sectors, diversify our value chains and guarantee its independence from single producers;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly insists that the fight against illicit trade and the prevention of unfair competition, as well as strategic investment and takeovers by hostile actors, must remain a key priority; urges the Commission to work to pursue a trade and investment agenda to fight unfair policies and practices, such as the tripartite EU, US, Japan agreement;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to adopt and enforce a proper toolbox of measures to secure a level playing field for EU’s workers and businesses to compete globally, such as the International Procurement Instrument, due diligence, anti-coercion and foreign subsidies;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Welcomes the efforts made by the EU-US Trade and Technology Council to coordinate approaches to key global trade, economic and technologies issues, as well as the ambitious agenda set for its second meeting;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Underlines the importance to carry out an ambitious EU digital agenda with the aim to build strategic international partnerships, and to ensure a leading position for the EU in digital trade and in the area of technology, most importantly by promoting innovation;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Highlights the importance to continue WTO negotiations on e- commerce and to reach a comprehensive and ambitious set of rules to facilitate business operations, especially for SMEs, and to strengthen consumers’ trust in the online environment;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for a European Chips Act that represents a decisive and important step in the EU’s ambitious race for digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy in order to achieve Europe’s independence in the supply of this category of semiconductors;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7 f. Highlights that the violence of the Russian invasion in Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic raised awareness of the risk of disruption on the supply of raw materials, such energy supply and agriculture commodities; stresses that the surge of energy prices is having a strong impact on the prices of agricultural raw materials and inputs, in particular fertilisers, underlining the need for new resilience schemes in order to ensure reliable supplies of safe, affordable and high-quality food for all EU consumers;
Amendment 65 #
8 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together and support the growth of enterprises to increase their competitiveness in trade and access to third country markets and to face the challenges of global technology giants.
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the update of the industrial strategy; stresses that for the Green Deal to be a true sustainable growth strategy, reduce dependencies and maintain a level playing field for European industry during the green and just transition, it needs to be accompanied by ambitious industrial policy;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that a functioning European Single Market is an important asset to strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of the EU as well as to enhance the green and digital transition as bases for new growth in industrial sectors;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the EU cannot bneeds to decrease the dependentcy on non-EU countries for products and technologies that are essential to our economy and for our society of the future and address these dependencies through market diversification and by maintaining an ambitious trade agenda; stresses that the EU needs to regain a strong position in crucial global value chains and secure the supply of critical materials in times of crisis by promoting open and rules-based international competition;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that relying on shorter and limited supply chains will not only improve the resilience of our economy to potential future disruptions but will also have an added benefit of fulfilling the EU climate ambitions by reducing CO2 emissions as soon as possible;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to present clear transition pathways for the industrial ecosystem as soon as possible, including by identifying the needs for a successful transition in terms of infrastructure, technologies and skills; calls on the Commission to ensure consistency and coordination across all initiatives, objectives, funding and regulatory instruments that will support industry through the transitions; calls for functioning single markets as part of EUs´ resilient industrial ecosystems, calls for annual monitoring and reporting on the competitiveness, employability and resilience of our industrial ecosystems and on the progress made on the transition pathways, so that instruments can be adapted swiftly when needed;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to build on regional ecosystems that embrace their own smart specialisation, help to bridge regional disparities and involve public administration, higher education institutions, scientists, civil society and industry to combine their knowledge and co-create content, context and learning experiences;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the EU is outperformed by other economic powers in research and development (R&D) expenditures as a percentage of GDP; reiterates the importance of an ambitious level of , at least 3%, investment in R&D to improve EUs´ competitive position in the world; regrets that the target of 3 % of GDP investments in R&D has still not been achieved in the vast majority of Member States;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to closeontribute on closing the investment gap with global competitors for key enabling technologies; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal for a European Chips Act10 and the establishment of the European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud; calls on the Commission to extend these initiatives to among other the RDI instruments, to key enabling technologies, such as photonics, artificial intelligence and quantum; _________________ 10 COM(2022)0046.
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to increase the resilience and competitiveness of the EU pharmaceutical industry by supporting dedicated investments in R&I, manufacturing of medicines and active ingredients in the EU and maintaining a vibrant research-based and production facilities on its territory;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to strengthen ‘Made in EU’ and accelerate the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, particularly European by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); calls on the Commission to embed the ‘Made in Europe’ partnership strongly in the Horizon Europe programme;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement issuing guidance on public procurement; stresses that public procurement is an essential instrument for social and ecological sustainability but also for national and economic security and for supporting the uptake of and demand for cleansustainable products; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to review public procurement and competition rules where needed;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of including education, upskilling and reskilling in the transition pathways; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for vocational education and business- education partnerships together with social partners within regional industrial clusters to boost skills and enhance the uptake of ready-for-market innovations by SMEs;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of proactive education and training policies that foster recruiting and retaining talents in the European Union; calls on the Commission and Member States to support world-class researchers and teachers in the EU to lead the education, research, development and training agenda of the future workforce and to enhance collaboration between education and training, research and the business sector;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that SMEs and start-ups are playing a central role in the digitalisation of the EU and are a critical source of sustainable and socially responsible innovation; stresses the need to improve their access to financing;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for regulatory stability and predictability; calls on the Commission to include roadmaps in the transition pathways to reduce unfounded administrative burdens for European businesses, especially SMEs, by at least 30 %; stresses the ‘one in, one out’ principle;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the regional dimension of industrial policy and the role of regional smart specialisation strategies; calls on the Commission to includedevelop instruments to increase the use of ‘Made in EU’ athelp creating ecosystem solutions on various industrial sectors also at regional level by enabling stakeholder cooperation;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Insists on the need to ensure social fairness of industrial transition and to develop adequate measures to support the re-industrialisation of regions in transition through strategic interregional investment projects, re-development plans for vulnerable regions, especially rural and remote areas;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to stimulate the production of sustainable, affordable and abundant renewable and low-carbon energy; calls on the Commission to increase the coordination of the planning and financing for needed electricity, energy, hydrogen, CO2 and heating/cooling infrastructure;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to support incentive schemes for a widespread deployment of energy saving technologies in EU industrial producers such as installation of local renewable energy generations and co-generation that will improve the overall energy efficiency, competitiveness and resilience of enterprises, in particular for EU SMEs which are the backbone of our economy;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a predictable and consistent legal framework and efficient incentives that enable the transformation to a net-zero carbon economy and secure Europe’s competitiveness and high quality jobs, fostering a culture of constructive and effective social dialogue and timely information and consultation processes as key elements for anticipating and managing change;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Recalls that an eco-innovation and eco-efficiency of manufacturing and society can be achieved through targeted investments in sustainable innovative technologies and business models;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Reiterates the need of an enabling framework conditions for developing sustainable mobility and supporting sector coupling;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to accelerate the implementation ofuse in a smart and selective way instruments, including important projects of common European interest to target clear market failures, and industrial alliances that develop innovative breakthrough technologies needed for the energy transition, such as clean steel, clean aviation, e-fuels, clean fertilisers, e- cracking and small modular reactors;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the importance of assuring an uninterrupted access of essential medical and healthcare equipment to the EU common market, following the experience gained from the initial shortages at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission to further support measures to limit the increase in demand for primary raw materials such as promoting circular economy, supporting R&I for material substitutions, including sustainable supplies in trade agreements;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is strongly concerned aboutWelcomes the Commission initiatives to address unfair competition, investments and takeovers by non-EU state-financed companies oin the single market, especially in strategic sectors; calls on the Commission to analyse and prevent this interferencethe proposal of a new regulation to address distortions by foreign subsidies;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors -report on delays in implementing 5G networks and the risks associated with non-EU vendors11 ; calls on the Commission to stimulate a coordinated 5G roll-out in the EU and reduce external dependencies and interference risks in 5G and next generation communication technology6G communication technology through coordinated support to enable European players to build the R&;D capacities for 6G systems and develop lead markets for 5G infrastructure as a basis for the digital and green transformation; _________________ 11 European Court of Auditors, ‘Special Report 03/2022: 5G roll-out in the EU: delays in deployment of networks with security issues remaining unsolved’, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2022.
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the development of common European data spaces initiative; underlines the role that interoperable, competitive and European-wide data spaces will play for several industrial sectors, including artificial intelligence development, mobility, environment, health, and smart manufacturing; believes that the participationleading role of non-EU/EEA companies in EU data spaces initiatives may waters down the goal of strengthening the EU’s ditechnologitcal sovereignty; and calls for strategic European initiatives to support the emergence of European data space ecosystem based on trustworthiness, competitiveness and interoperability;