Activities of Damien ABAD related to 2010/2095(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION An Industrial policy for the Globalised Era.
Amendments (22)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that any ambitious EU industrial policy should be basfounded on the social market economy and that it should aim to reduce transaction costs for a competitive and sustainable industry in Europe, enablmust be based on a strong internal market, both within EU borders and in its external dimension; takes the view, ing the efficient allocation of resources through markets; takes the view, therefore, that binding quantitative targets for industry or public procurement should be avoidedis connection, that all industrial policy instruments (such as R&D policy, regional and cohesion policy, competition policy, trade policy and 'smart regulation') must be brought to bear in addressing the opportunities and challenges of globalisation;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that EU industrial policy should also be based on practical projects which bring tangible benefits to European businesses and citizens, such as the GMES, Galileo and ITER projects;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the completion of the internal market is essential for the competitiveness and growth of European industry; calls on the Commission to identify the scope for efficiency-enhancing harmonisation and improved governance in the framework of the forthcoming Single Market Actstresses that European industries need a proper framework to create and develop goods and services at European level and welcomes in this context the proposals set out in the 'Single Market Act'; in this context, calls on the Commission to identify the scope for efficiency-enhancing harmonisation and improved governance in the framework of the Single Market Act, particularly in the field of VAT, intellectual property rights and the EU patent, global standardisation, labelling and specific sectoral standards;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the economic importance of SMEs and craft manufacturing businesses in the European industrial fabric; insists, therefore, on the need to place the 'think small first' principle promoted by the 'Small Business Act' at the heart of the EU's new industrial policy in order to guarantee that the specific characteristics of these undertakings are taken into account in the process of defining and implementing it;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to extend and continue the Better Regulation strategy, creating 'one- stop-shop' schemes and promoting online cross-border administrative solutions, taking into account the particular needs of SMEs; states that ‘competitiveness proofing’ should be included in the impact assessments of future legislative proposals;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CTakes the view that innovation underpins any industrial policy; calls on the Commission and Member States to foster key technologies through an innovation-friendly and technology- neutral framework; encourages public authorities to support public acceptance of new technologies, based on scientific evidence; takes the view, in this context, that public procurement can play an important role by placing more emphasis on stimulating innovation and promoting sustainable products, particularly through the development of pre-commercial public procurement, where the European Union is lagging significantly behind its main competitors; encourages public authorities to support public acceptance of new technologies, based on scientific evidence; considers it essential to strengthen human capital, in particular by taking steps to prevent the brain drain from Europe and by promoting the creation of clusters in innovative fields so as to guarantee growth and industrial competitiveness in the EU, notably through public-private partnerships;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that protecting intellectual property rights is the cornerstone for protecting European know-how and promoting innovation within the EU, which notably entails stepping up the fight against counterfeiting and reducing the cost of patents in Europe; calls on the Member States and the Commission in this context to continue their efforts with a view to the earliest possible creation of a European Union patent and a suitable dispute-settlement system, and to strengthen resources and coordination between customs authorities and market surveillance authorities in order better to detect the entry onto the single market of counterfeit products;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes the increasing limits on the availability of raw materials (such as non- ferrous metals) faced by high value added EU industries owing to the fast-growing pressures in global demand driven by emerging economies; underlines that an EU raw-materials recycling policy should be developed as a priority and should be designed to support the EU's industrial policy by addressing the difficulties relating to waste recycling and promoting the maximum re-use of waste materials; calls on the Commission to lead in the development of a new organisational model for sustainable manufacturing taking account of the cyclical processes which already exist in many sectors such as in aluminium-based product manufacturing;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights the need to take account of the specific characteristics of SMEs and craft enterprises in the European standardisation system, particularly in terms of cutting the cost of access to standards, the dissemination of standards (publication of abstracts) and financial support; stresses the key role to be played by national standards bodies in promoting and boosting participation by SMEs and craft enterprises in the standardisation process, in keeping with the 'national delegation' principle;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that access to financing for enterprises, particularly SMEs, remains inadequate and the EU should innovate in order to provide more favourable framework conditions for the development of investment in the real economy; takes the view that, in a context of budgetary crisis, it is more necessary than ever to explore new funding methods, notably by reducing the fragmentation of the capital risk market, developing innovative public- private partnerships such as joint technological initiatives and strengthening the role of the EIB;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Takes the view that competition policy must respond to the needs of an ambitious industrial policy, whilst respecting the rules of the internal market;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that European industry is increasingly dependent on business services and in this light particular attention needs to be paid to all the main links in the production chain; welcomes, in this context, the willingness expressed by the Commission to attach greater importance to these interdependencies;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to ensure a global level playing-field for European industry in terms of regulatory requirements and market accessBelieves that, in an age of globalisation, any ambitious EU economic and social strategy must contain a genuine external dimension; takes the view that Europe should defend its interests and values with greater assurance and in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefits; calls on the Commission, in this context, to ensure a global level playing-field for European industry, by promoting regulatory convergence and improved access to our partners' markets, particularly public procurement, and to draw up a strategy to support the internationalisation of SMEs.;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas an ambitious EU industrial policy must be based on a strong internal market, both within EU borders and in its external dimension; whereas, in this connection, all industrial policy instruments (such as R&D policy, regional policy, competition policy, regulatory convergence and trade policy) must be brought to bear in addressing the opportunities and challenges of globalisation,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes the view that EU industrial policy should also be based on practical projects which bring tangible benefits to European businesses and citizens, such as GMES, Galileo and ITER;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that, representing as it does an annual 17% of GDP in the EU, public procurement is a powerful instrument for stimulating innovation; points out that competitors such as China and the USA have set ambitious targets for public procurement of innovative, sustainable and environmental products, and calls for similar target setting in the EU in line with the Europe 2020 strategy; stresses that it is essential to ensure reciprocity of access to external markets, in particular public procurement markets, so as to enable EU businesses to compete on fair terms internationally;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for efforts to be stepped up with a view to creating without delay a Community patent in order to improve the framework conditions for industrial property rights, implementing a reform of standardisation methods and bringing about international standardisation in order to safeguard technological leadership; considers that stepping up measures to combat counterfeiting and protect intellectual property is a major concern of industrial policy;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that competition policy must, while respecting the rules of the internal market, meet the needs of an ambitious industrial policy by means of an appropriate State aid policy which supports initiatives for the development of innovative, effective and ecologically sound technologies; calls for the establishment of a task force on restructuring operations and a stronger role for the European structural funds in restructuring processes so that employees and firms can be offered a future; calls for research and development in furtherance of conversion processes to be intensified;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 a (new)
• to implement projects to enable the networking of SMEs and larger companies along the value chain;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new)
Paragraph 22 – indent 2 b (new)
• to promote the internationalisation of SMEs;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for future trade agreements to be drawn up in such a way that they form part of an industrial strategy based onare consistent with EU industrial policy, lead to a truly open market with mutual reciprocal benefits and prevent trade- restrictive measures (e.g. export taxes) thereby leading to a fair competition in the developed and developing worlds; in order to take into account the principle of sustainable development must be comprehensively applied, and, social and environmental standards incorporaconcerns should be reflected in free trade agreements; steps must be taken to ensure that European industries are not endangered by unfair practices, as is currently happening in the solar energy industry;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – indent 1
Paragraph 28 – indent 1
• innovation clusters and networks, in particular the European competitiveness clusters and the new innovation partnerships to be launched in 2011 as part of the ‘Innovation Union’ initiative, should be given greater support, enabling knowledge transfer and research, better training and the infrastructure to be promoted in a coordinated way; this should also be a priority for the European Regional Development Fund,