14 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2020/2076(INI)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Union requires a new industrial strategy that makes its industries more globally competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable; whereas such a strategy should cover the transition of European industries to digitalisation and climate-neutrality, which are intrinsically linked, as well as prioritising the ‘energy efficiency first’ principles, energy savings and renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the importance of understanding the dynamics between the recovery plan, our climate and digital ambitions and an effective industrial strategy;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that the industrial recovery plan should help to create new ambitious and innovative European industrial projects which go hand in hand with the current revision of the guidelines for ‘Important Projects of Common European Interest’ (IPCEI), in order to encourage the emergence of European leaders in strategic industrial sectors that are capable of competing on a global scale; calls on the Commission to invest in projects bringing clear European visibility;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that measures for the digitalisation and decarbonisation should be designed with equal footing and in a way to present opportunities for the industry including for SMEs and not burden already affected sectors further;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that once the emergency phase is over, the Union should embark on a second phase of its industrial strategy: ensuring the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of its industries in the long term; reminds that the role of Member States will be crucial for a successful recovery, leveraging EU’s limited resources;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. The EU should boost and invest in new sources of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; whereas, in this connection, it should unlock the potential that remains largely untapped in the creation of growth and jobs in the creative and cultural industries, because of their significant impact in areas such as new business models, creativity and innovation, digitisation and skills building;
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Believes that an improved building stock has the greatest potential for achieving the EU’s energy and climate goals;
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines the need to increase spending on research, development and innovation as key element to achieve the twin transitions, improve strategic autonomy and increase long-term competitiveness; calls on the Member States to uphold their commitment of investing 3% of GDP on research and innovation; underlines the role of key enabling technologies in building critical technological capacities throughout the EU;
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to tailor its industrial strategy to the scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union, by providing risk financing for early-stage technology and developing early value chains to support first commercial-scale, climate- neutral technologies and products; reminds the Commission that many of the technologies we need to drive forward decarbonisation and digitalisation are yet to be developed; calls on the Commission to tailor Horizon Europe and industrial strategy to the development, scaling-up and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the Union;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it imperative to digitalise the Union’s industries, including traditional ones; highlights in this context the crucial role of the cultural and creative industries, calls on the Commission to invest, inter alia, in the data economy, artificial intelligence, smart production, mobility, and resilient and secure very high-speed networks; invites the Commission, in this respect, to assess the effectiveness of co- financed National Tax Credit schemes that could complement or replace traditional ‘on demand’ grants/tender-based support, especially for SMEs; highlights the importance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) in supporting job creation, business competitiveness, economic growth and sustainable development;
Amendment 605 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that industrial transformation requires the integration of new knowledge and innovation into existing markets and their use in the creation of new ones; regrets, in this respect, that the Union invests less in R&D as a percentage of GDP than its global competitors and that it suffers from a serious lack of innovative capacity in small and medium-sized enterprises due to a shortfall in the necessary risk capital; calls on the Commission to increase the budget for those programmes that underpin the transformation of the Union’s industry, including Horizon Europe, and to foster synergies between regional, national, European and private financial sources by taking advantage of synergies among all Union programmes; highlights the need to increase the focus on research and innovation of cohesion policies.
Amendment 619 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Reminds the Parliament’s call for EUR 120 bn for Horizon Europe to allow the programme to address all of its given priorities;
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the Commission to develop together with Member States potential tax incentive to boost R&D investments which have decreased due to the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 643 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the opinion that ecosystems will be key components of the next industrial revolution, providing affordable and cleaner energy, transformative manufacturing and service-provision methods; believes, moreover, that supporting collaboration among industry, academia, SMEs, start-ups, trade unions, creators, civil society, end-user organisations and all other stakeholders will be key to solving market failures and supporting efforts to cross the ‘valley of death’, including in areas not yet covered by industrial interests;