7 Amendments of Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ related to 2022/2008(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU industrial strategy must be implemented in a coherent and coordinated way, following ambitious objectives to strengthen European supply chains; stresses that free trade and open markets which respect international law, as well as working with cooperative partners, will reinforce the EU’s industrial base; considers that the EU should become more self-reliant on industrial goods
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that SMEs are the foundation of the EU; emphasises that the twin transition needs the involvement of European industry; underlines the need to fully support SMEs in the twin transition by providing them with easier access to finance, less bureaucratic barriers, stronger incentives to scale up and diversify;
Amendment 20 #
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 fully implement the principles of better regulation and ‘think small first’ in order to deploy the whole potential of European companies, especially SMEs;
Amendment 40 #
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 producer; is concerned by the current multiple supply chain crises accumulated due to COVID-related policies in third countries such as China or the Russian invasion of Ukraine;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to secure the necessary energy supply for European industry through diversifying energy sources and suppliers, especially building upon links with like- minded partners, and reducing the EU’s energy dependencies.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges the Commission to prepare supply chain agreements together with initiating a global circular economy alliance with like-minded partners in order to further incentivise Union partners to diversify their economies and go along the Union's ambitious goals set by its Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’)('European Climate Law');
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Considers that future free trade agreements (FTA) or any economic partnership agreement (EPA) or any economic cooperation agreement of the Union with third countries or other regional associations should include a circular economy chapter as well as dispositions on rare earths in order to lessen the carbon dependency of both the Union and its partners; considers that any revision of existing trade or economic agreements should take into account the aforementioned circular economy and rare earths dispositions; urges the Commission to propose a European Rare Earths Act to establish the Union's standards of use, extraction, trade and recycle of rare earths;