15 Amendments of Stéphanie YON-COURTIN related to 2020/2076(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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 at European and global level and the new mission of the Von Der Leyen Commission: to return economies across the EU to growth and, to strengthen allthe economies of the Member States, both north and south and east and west, to the benefit of citizens and businesses, and to consider mechanisms that will ensure the resilience and strategic autonomy of the European industries as well as the proper functioning of the Single Market;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
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 totresses that ensuring the swift return to a fully functioning internal market is a precondition for recovery, and underlines the common commitment to rebuilding the Single Market and delivering benefits for all Member States and theirto the benefit of European businesses and citizens;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
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 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
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 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
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 prioritiesdeepen 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 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of sustainability, which is central to plans to develop European industryStresses 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 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
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 willmay 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 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
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 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
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 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
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 sState aid do not distort competition within the Single Market in the medium to long term; calls on the Commission to set common minimum standards in order to specify requirements for companies receiving financial assistance which are in line with ESG criteria and taxation transparency in order to avoid different national criteria giving rise to further discrepancies;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
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;