Activities of Marije CORNELISSEN related to 2013/2062(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on CARS 2020: towards a strong, competitive and sustainable European car industry
Amendments (2)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the Action Plan for the automotive industry and notes the strategic importance of the automotive industry to the European economy, representing around 12 million direct and indirect jobs; stresses that in order to preserve employment and regain competitiveness, the European car industry needs a renewal strategy towards more sustainable cars, as part of a greener transport system; calls on the Commission to introduce a CO2 labelling scheme for cars to this end;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the European Social Fund to be used for the retraining and reskilling of workers, andtaking into account the overcapacity in the European car industry and the need to shift towards a sustainable economy; calls for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to be used in the event of plant closures and significant downsizing; reiterates its view that the design of EGF measures should be compatible with the shift towards a resource-efficient and environmentally sustainable economy.