15 Amendments of Laurence FARRENG related to 2020/2076(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU’s SMEs play a crucial role in the EU industry and have traditionally generated a high share of the EU’s employment, and in so doing havtherefore ensureding social and economic well-being and prosperity all over the EU territory;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas regions are the place where innovative and industrial ecosystems can grow and develop, and make the links between industry, SMEs, research centres, innovation stakeholders and local communities;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas local specificities are both inevitable and desirable to develop the strength of the European industry;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the potential across all European regions to provide concrete and innovative answers to societal challenges;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas the changing nature of geopolitical tensions and the recent COVID-19 crisis have led to disruptions in value chains and shown the vulnerabilities in key European strategic industrial sectors;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas the effects of industry relocation tend to be localised, hitting specific regions disproportionately;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that investment in innovative means of productionResearch and Innovation and deployment of innovative technologies, means of production and upskilling workers particularly in SMEs should foster cohesion amongst all EU regions, allowing them to accomplish fair, resilient and inclusive economic growth, allowing them to transition and innovate to access market opportunities;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that theprivate and public sectors hasve an important new role to play in facilitating a just transition by promoting a green and fair energy transition, green and , blue, digital and sustainablue investments, the circular economy, as well as climate adaptation and risk prevention in all EU regions, in particular in Outermost regions;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that a priority of the New Industrial Strategy for Europe should be to support regions in the diversification of existing industries, upgrading industrial capacity, as well as in stimulating investment and innovation to re-develop and strengthen the resilience of local and regional economies; welcomes the focus put by the European Commission on industrial and innovative regional ecosystems, and asks that the EU industrial strategy enables full involvement of regions and regional stakeholders in its governance and implementation;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that a place-based industrial policy allows for a tailored approach that enables to develop existing advantages, specialties and capabilities, creates an industrial policy based on the existing comparative advantages and strives to support enterprises to move towards high-technology sectors, typical of Industry 4.0; reminds that a place based approach fosters additional elements such as collaboration, adaptability, resource management capability and facilitates the interaction of different local and regional elements;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NWelcomes the Recovery Fund and the Next Generation EU instrument to develop strong Cohesion and Industrial policies; notes that the EU’s cohesion policy needs adequate financing from the ESIF to foster economic, social and territorial cohesion in all EU regions by helping to reduce economic and social disparities, achieve positive convergence and foster sustainable developmentand climate-resilient development; recognizes the role of ESIF in European regions to develop skills and build capacities for smart specialization, circular economy, entrepreneurship and transition to industry 4.0;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the importance of creating a simplified and coherent funding landscape, from R&D to market uptake, at EU, national and regional levels, particularly in respect to ESI funds, through simplification, harmonization and complementarity of the regulations and rules of the different funding instruments; encourages synergies between EU, national, regional and private funding for financing industry-led innovation projects, namely to support further exploitation and cross fertilization using smart specialization principles as a guide to coordinate, enhance efficiency and avoid duplication;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the EU should be attentive to preserving and developing an industrial strategy and production which ensure European strategic autonomy, as well as the availability and delivery of essential products and equipment for citizens if the need arises in the single market; calls upon further efforts to guarantee strong European value chains to reduce dependence from third countries in key strategic sectors and recalls the opportunities new disruptive technologies, such as additive manufacturing, can play in bringing back manufacturing to European regions and re-localizing industrial facilities;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission to set strong mechanisms to mitigate the negative economic and social effects to European regions resulting from industry relocation;