28 Amendments of Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ related to 2022/2040(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the recent external shocks caused by violent conflicts, pandemics and arbitrary disruptions of supply chains have tested the resilience of economies worldwide; whereas the EU’s economy has shown itself to be highly dependent on 137 products, in particular those related to energy and raw materials, some products for agricultural production such as fertilisers, medicines and health products, cutting-edge and cloud technologies, batteries and semiconductors;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas container loss seems to be growing more common because of several causes, namely climate change (storms and high winds are growing both more frequent and more intense as the climate becomes more volatile), a trend towards ever-larger containerships, which has compromised the steering of the vessel and the security of the containers (in both cases because the high stacks on deck catch the wind), while simultaneously rendering those ships vulnerable to parametric rolling, a rare phenomenon that places extreme stress on the containers and the systems meant to secure them; whereas the steep rise in demand for goods during the COVID lockdown months meant that ships that once travelled at partial capacity now set off fully loaded and crews are pressured to adhere to strict timetables, even if doing so requires ignoring problems on board or sailing through storms instead of around them; whereas shipping containers themselves are in short supply, both because of the increase in demand and because many of them are stuck in the wrong ports owing to earlier shutdowns, and so older containers with aging locking mechanisms have remained in or been returned to circulation risk of human error has gone up during the pandemic as working conditions on container ships, already suboptimal, have further declined, particularly as crew members have sometimes been stuck for weeks or months on a ship in port or at anchor, stranded indefinitely in a worldwide maritime traffic jam;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas the Union has 42 preferential trade agreements in place with 74 partners all over the world; whereas these trade agreements also take into account interconnected supply chains between the trade partners and the Union yet they lack a standard approach on how to monitor, implement and enforce their security and reliability; whereas a system of efficient customs are an integral part for resilient supply chains;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the World Trade Organization (WTO) should bring a higher level of transparency to trade and trade- related measures for its members, as divisions risk undermining the maintenance and openness of global supply chains; whereas the WTO and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) have to strengthen their collaboration in preventing container loss and disruption of feeder ships routes;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas large increases in commodity prices, higher prices around the globe and a troublesome spike in inflation are expected to further challenge global supply chains; whereas Union legislative action to address existing and potential structural deficiencies in several delicate industries, sectors and supply chains has been implemented by both the Commission and the co-legislators;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU is strategically dependent on external sources of energy, a situation that is undermining the EU’s economic resilience and strategic autonomy; whereas skyrocketing energy prices are a serious threat to the EU’s production and may put further pressure on many supply chains that have already faced disruption; whereas this dangerous situation puts European companies, especially SMEs, under high stress; whereas the Union, Member States and regions have been taking legislation action with several stakeholders in order to ease this situation;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas even though the EU must gain more strategic independence in different fields, including agricultural products, critical raw materials, semiconductors, medicines and health products, this independence has not yet been achieved; whereas the Global Gateways, especially the one dedicated to Africa, may pose opportunities to ease this; whereas the Union has been building programmes aimed at strengthening supply chains with trade partners, such as the programme 'Responsible Supply Chains in Asia', implemented in China, Japan, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam, in order to further sustainable and inclusive economic, social and environmental progress by integrating responsible business practices into the operations of multinational companies and their supply chains;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 99 % of all EU businesses, 65 % of all EU jobs and more than 50 % of the EU’s economic output from the non-financial sector; whereas the sudden increase in energy prices creates a bullwhip effect throughout the whole value chain, jeopardising both the chain and those SMEs linked to it; whereas this situation may end up in further increases of labour costs and other general costs, which eventually may also lead to lay-offs and legitimate social unrest; whereas the Union, with the Green Deal, has made efforts to stop short-terminism and establish a long-term approach to create new markets and new opportunities for European SMEs, especially in terms of circular economy, renewable energy, or other green and digital sectors;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in order to increase the resilience of its supply chains, the EU should implement a combination of different commodity-based solutions, including boosting existing EU production, reshoring and nearshoring, promoting and/or strengthening specific and preferential deals with like-minded partners, stockpiling, promoting the circular economy, and diversifying suppliers through strategic free trade agreements (FTAs), sectoral partnerships and alliances, and trade and technology councils; whereas the Union has the opportunity to further strengthen its implementing and enforcement actions of FTAs;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas cold chain management is the management of all phases of the cold chain, including products in transit, in process, in storage, and in display; whereas temperature-sensitive products rely on cold chain management for product efficacy, product safety, and adherence to relevant regulatory requirements; whereas products requiring cold chain solutions include pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biologics, lab samples, diagnostic materials, chemicals, food, and beverages; whereas cold chain monitoring should be of the utmost importance for the Commission's implementation and enforcement of FTAs and other economic partnerships, both to the benefit of the Union and of its partners, especially developing countries;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that it is crucial to respond to the possible negative consequences of any external shocks with a coordinated approach at national and EU, regional, local and Union level;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Urges the Commission to accelerate the Farm to Fork strategy in order to help diversify the agriculture sector; stresses that small and family farms are also integral parts of the European food chain or the agricultural supply chains, as well as a relevant stakeholder for the preservation of nature and biodiversity;
Amendment 72 #
3 b. Considers that FTAs and other economic partnerships with third countries should take into account the different European regional food systems, with regions where small farms dominate and their contribution to regional food production in comparison to other scales of farming is the highest, and related to the types of products and production systems with clearly visible patterns in terms of the roles of small farms within the regions; calls on the Commission, the Member States, and the regions to incentivise these small farms in order to improve their link into agricultural supply chains;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Recalls that Union law bans 16 unfair trading practices in the agricultural markets and that an evaluation of the law at Union level is due by end of 2025; urges the Commission to accelerate this evaluation and make before the end of 2023;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Urges the Commission to strengthen specific and key alliances with like-minded partners, especially those with a sound Rule of Law and democratic system in place;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Urges the Commission to develop the Union's market for recycled products in order to create a market of recycled raw materials;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Considers that the upcoming FTAs with Australia, Chile or Mercosur are opportunities to diversify the sources of raw materials for the Union;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission, the Member States and regions to assist in obtaining semiconductor materials from primary and secondary sources, and to assist in the development of recycled semiconductors;
Amendment 100 #
5 b. Stresses that the future labels for first-of-a-kind facilities should be able to source primary and secondary raw materials, hence leading towards the development of recycled semiconductors; recalls that the manufacturing process of semiconductors requires large amounts of Ultrapure Water (UPW) and energy, and in order to enable the green transition, the Integrated Production Facilities and Open EU Foundries foreseen by the proposed Chips Act should commit with their energy supplier to expand its renewable energy production by the same amount of the total energy employed by the undertaking, including the energy used to treat the wastewater and produce UPW;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Sustainable Development and Human Rights
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Is committed to the legislative procedures of both the proposal for a directive on a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDDD) and the proposal for a regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (Forced Labour Regulation); considers that both legislative files should be complementary and that in due time the CSDDD should transition into a regulation;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Considers that the CSDDD should acknowledge the 'One Health' approach as an integrated and unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimise the health of people, animals and ecosystems, recognises that the health of humans,domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider environment, including ecosystems, are closely interlinked and inter-dependent, and therefore the CSDDD should take into account the key role of the health sector in climate adaptation, and commit to making our health systems environmentally sustainable,climate- neutral and resilient at the latest by 2050;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5 f. Urges the Commission and the Member States to regard due diligence obligations as an ongoing and dynamic process instead of a ‘box-ticking exercise’ and due diligence strategies should therefore be in line with the dynamic nature of adverse impacts; considers that those strategies should cover every actual or potential adverse impact on human rights, animal welfare, the environment or good governance, although the severity and likelihood of the adverse impact, the company's ability to address the adverse impact, and the company's direct contribution to the cause of the adverse impact should be considered in the context of a prioritisation policy, if the company is unableto address all identified adverse impacts at the same time; urges, in this regard, the Commission, the Member States, and the regions to take into account the needs of SMEs when it comes to supply chain due diligence;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5 g. Urges the Commission to accelerate the Global Gateways, especially the one dedicated to Africa, and to use the the expertise of programmes such as 'Responsible Supply Chains in Asia', in order to further sustainable and inclusive economic, social and environmental progress with the Union's trade partners;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5 h. .Urges the Commission to accelerate the Global Gateways, especially the one dedicated to Africa, and to use the the expertise of programmes such as 'Responsible Supply Chains in Asia', in order to further sustainable and inclusive economic, social and environmental progress with the Union's trade partners;