12 Amendments of Sándor RÓNAI related to 2020/2076(INI)
Amendment 6 #
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 and the new missions of the Von Der Leyen Commission: to return economies across the EU to growth and to strengthen all economies, both north and south and east and west, to the benefit of citizens and businessesCommission: namely 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 also guarantees the Union’s strategic autonomy;
Amendment 21 #
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,sustainable and fair recovery, the digital and green transitions, the citizens' welfare and consumer rights as well as the needs of businesses, including SMEs, micro enterprises and start-ups so as to underline the common commitment to rebuildingstrengthening the resilience of the Single Market and delivering benefits for all Member States and their citizens;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that EU industrial competitiveness relies on a fully functioning Single Market in Services; underlines that the Commission must consider how to address barriers to cross- border services – including barriers to cross-border employment – as part of any revised set of priorities;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of sustainability, which is central to plans tothat Europe becomes a global role model of sustainability, and that this has to be in the main focus when developing European industry; 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; stresses that the revised Industrial Strategy needs to generate social-ecological progress and, beside promoting the reduction of unnecessary consumption, requires a fully circular economy in order to achieve climate-neutrality by 2050, to strengthen our economic competitiveness as well as to preserve our natural environment; underlines that a European circular economy model can only be useful if we have a common market to reuse prime and secondary raw materials;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises that most parts of the public and private sector will encounter significant financial constraints in the coming years, impacting their ability to support a programme of investment, particularly with regard to the Green Deal objectivesbut also believes that the EU and the Member States must comply with the European Green Deal for making the EU’s economy sustainable; expresses concern about an unequal pace of development, particularly in less developed parts of the EU, where achieving transformation still 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 that no one is left behind;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to propose adequate responses on further sectoral changes also in order to strengthen the Single Market; stresses the necessity to address potential societal reactions as well as to develop concepts and ideas that can be an answer to the challenges, such as workplaces that are to disappear or be replaced by robotics, or the taxation aspects of workplaces replaced by robotics;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Considers the importance of the digitalisation of the EU’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 available also in rural areas, in artificial intelligence, data economy, smart and 3D production;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Believes that the EU should invest GDP proportionally to R&D at least as much as its global competitors, as currently most R&D investment is concentrated in the manufacturing sector, and due to the lack of necessary risk capital, R&D also suffers a serious lack of innovative capacity in SMEs;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Acknowledges the contribution of standardisation to the European Single Market and its contribution to increase economic, societal and environmental welfare, including the health and safety of consumers and workers; stresses the need to develop, assess and use harmonised standards to enhance the competitiveness of European industry, to reduce costs, improve safety as well as increase productive and innovative efficiency;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the significant role public procurement plays in shaping the trajectory of European industryReiterates the necessity to complete the EU single market for services and the strategic use of public procurement to create a market for innovative and sustainable products, contributing to the creation of the right ecosystem for innovative and successful European companies to grow in a receptive market;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that the Industrial Strategy should support free and fair trade and the EU’s commitment to working with our global partners; calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to maintain these commitments while promoting the emergence of global leaders originating in Europe; calls on the Commission to further clarify where it considers autonomy necessary and in the economic interests of the EU;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the automotive sector isseveral sectors - including, among others, the automotive, aviation, mechanical engineering, logistics, food, pharmaceuticals and medical devices sectors - are touched by many of the transformations expected in the future economy and has been deeply affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that the revised Industrial Strategy should foresee particular actions for thisese sectors, including inevitable demands for further greening and sustainability with appropriate financial supportincentives.