Activities of Malte GALLÉE related to 2022/2008(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy
Amendments (9)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the new Industrial Strategy was updated to reflect the lessons learned from COVID-19, and that this strategy will be key toin delivering the green and digital transitions while enhancing EU competitiveness and overcoming future challenges; recalls that a strong governance system and market surveillance are essential in order to relaunch the single market; calls on the Commission to focus on ensuring that the industrial strategy helps remove unjustified single market barriers and avoid further fragmentation; while at the same time taking into account the need to strengthen consumer protection;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Underlines that Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine increases the urgency of building a more resilient, sustainable and robust economic base in the EU; notes that EU dependencies in areas such as energy and raw materials may lead to vulnerabilities and may reduce the EU´s ability to act; stresses that improving resource efficiency and promoting circular economy are key to achieving absolute reduction in resource use and ending the EU´s strategic dependencies;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the European standardisation strategy and underlines that standards are essential for a well- functioning single market, global competitiveness and the green and digital transitions; calls for the EU to regain its leading role in setting, implementing and enforcing high environmental standards; stresses therefore that standards should be amongst other objectives to be designed in a way that help improve material reuse and recycling and foster secondary resource uptake;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the need to strengthen the competitiveness of SMEs and industry by addressing supply risks, dependencies, disruptions and vulnerabilities, especially in the green and digital economies; stresses that effective public procurement will lead to more jobs, growth and innovative investments; underlines also the role that public procurement can play in fostering sustainable consumption as well as uptake of sustainable products; calls therefore on the Commission to take measures to make environmental and social criteria mandatory under public procurement legislative framework, in full alignment with the European Green Deal;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need to enhance European strategic autonomy by investing in skills, cybersecurity1a, digital infrastructures and key technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, 5G and 6G, microprocessors and semiconductors, high-performance computing and quantum tTechnologies; taking into account that advanced machines using Artificial Intelligence can pose new and unpredictable risks during their lifecycle; _________________ 1a Since cybersecurity is neither infrastructure nor a technology, we moved it to a more suitable place within the paragraph.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the commitments to increase R&D investments to 3 % of GDP and to strengthen the European Research Area to develop a single market for research and innovation; underlines that industrial alliances and public-private partnerships are important to develop breakthrough technologies; calls on the Commission to ensurefor a better involvement of SMEs and start-ups in these partnerships and alliances as well as on the Commission to ensure that they remain transparent and inclusive throughout their implementation; further calls on the Commission to ensure transparency, consistency and synergy in all initiatives, funding and regulatory instruments supporting the transition to green, resilient and digital industry;ies
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) In view of the current energy price spikes, supports targeted relief measures for vulnerable customers in the industrial context in particular vulnerable SMEs and micro-enterprises, to alleviate the worst economic and social impacts of high-energy prices; yet raises concerns about the Commission’s proposal to expand the list of sectors eligible for ETS state aid compensation, as this would imply subsidies for intensive industries without any binding requirements to invest in energy savings or renewables; emphasises that EU companies may need to be protected in the short-term against high-energy prices, yet that this should be linked to strong conditionalities leading to the phasing out of fossil fuels.
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 2 (new)
(2) Points to the fact that a number of companies are developing their own labels concerning the environmental or social impact of their products circulating in the internal market; stresses that such labels should not mislead consumers; underlines that reliable environmental information is key in transforming consumption patterns into a sustainable direction; welcomes the Commission's announcement to regulate certain environmental claims; demands that any labelling should be in full consistency with the Sustainable Product Policy Framework and enhance consumer information and transparency;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 3 (new)