Activities of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2022/2008(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy
Amendments (25)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is crucial to enable industry to gradually implement the energy and digital transitions while preserving jobs, competitiveness and its ability to develop and produce clean products;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, after having identified the strategic dependencies of the most vulnerable industrial ecosystems, the Commission shall put forward specific systemic measures, both of an economic and regulatory nature, to reduce these dependencies by securing and promoting production and investment in the EU;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Commission has recognised that the health sector, including active pharmaceutical ingredients and other health-related products such as essential drugs, is crucial for achieving the EU’s strategic autonomy;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the Commission has recognised that the agri-food sector, including the production of agricultural inputs and fertilising products and of sector-related farming machinery, is crucial for achieving the EU’s strategic autonomy;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the Commission has recognised that the mining and raw material extraction industry, including the production of construction materials and of rare earths and metals, is crucial for achieving the EU’s strategic autonomy;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas the Commission has recognised that the digital technology industry, including the production of hardware and of semiconductors, is crucial for achieving the EU’s strategic autonomy;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas, in its updated new industrial strategy, the Commission recognised that, notably with regard to public procurement, unsustainable market policies could lead to market stagnation or consolidation, which is one of the main causes of shortages in many industrial sectors;
Amendment 61 #
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 growth strategy, reduce dependencies and maintain a level playing field for European industry during the transition, it needs to be accompanied by ambitious industrial policy; stresses also that this industrial policy must place SMEs at the centre of all measures and objectives;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the update of the industrial strategy; stresses that for the Ggreen Dealtransition to be a true growth strategy, reduce dependencies and maintain a level playing field for European industry during the transition, it needs to be accompanied by ambitious industrial policy;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the same update was neither carried out in 2021 nor planned for 2022 for the SME strategy; expresses its concern for European micro- enterprises, strongly affected by the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic and now by the increase in raw materials and energy costs caused by the current international crisis; stresses that there can be no real European growth without an industrial policy that takes account of the European manufacturing entrepreneurship, 99% composed of SMEs;
Amendment 107 #
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, with the transparent involvement of stakeholders representing the entire supply chain, 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 annual monitoring and reporting on the competitiveness 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 110 #
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 annual monitoring and reporting on the competitiveness 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 125 #
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 investment in R&D; regrets that the target of 3 % of GDP investments in R&D has still not been achieved in the vast majority of Member States; calls on the Commission to ensure that investment in R&D is geared towards the participation of micro enterprises;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to close 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 swiftly extend these initiatives to key enabling technologies, such as photonics and quantum; _________________ 10 COM(2022)0046.
Amendment 163 #
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 national and economic security and for supporting the uptake of and demand for clean products; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to review public procurement and competition rules where needed; calls for an increasing of SMEs share in public procurement contracts by safeguarding SME access and combating procurement criteria that set requirements or qualifications beyond the core elements of the service or goods purchased;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that sustainable procurement practices help prevent drug shortages by ensuring security of supply and protecting investment in the manufacturing sector;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the Commission, in the context of the current Public Procurement Directive, to support Member States by drawing up targeted European rules for the public procurement of drugs aimed at ensuring long-term sustainability, competition and security of supply and stimulating investment in manufacturing;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of including education, upskilling and reskilling in the transition pathways; emphasises that training is essential for improving the skills of SME staff in areas such as blockchain, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for vocational education and business- education partnerships within regional industrial clusters to boost skills and enhance the uptake of ready-for-market innovations by SMEs;
Amendment 190 #
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 and the Member States to develop a strategy for vocational education and business- education partnerships within regional industrial clusters to boost skills and enhance the uptake of ready-for-market innovations by SMEs;
Amendment 201 #
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 innovation; stresses the need to improve their access to financing; digital SMEs, in particular in traditional sectors where digitisation is not developed;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the national and regional dimension of industrial policy and the role of national and regional smart specialisation strategies; calls on the Commission to include instruments to increase the use of ‘Made in EU’ at a regional levelthrough national and regional cooperation efforts;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to stimulate the production of affordable and abundant renewable and low-carbon energy; calls on the Commission to increase the coordination ofmore effectively support the planning and financing for needed electricity, energy, hydrogen, CO2 and heating/cooling infrastructure;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward measures incentivising investment in the production of essential goods and all manufacturing technologies (sustainability, digital, process technology, automation);
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce ad hoc incentives for the production of essential goods, such as essential drugs, with a view to achieving strategic autonomy in the event of a crisis, including war, while ensuring that supply chains remain resilient in the long term;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce incentives to support industrial sectors facing the sharp rise in energy, transport and raw material costs, which are compounded by the current conflict in Ukraine; such funding should be aimed in particular at the EU’s strategic sectors;