34 Amendments of Dominique RIQUET related to 2022/2008(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it is crucial to enable industry to implement the green transition, including the energy and digital transitions while preserving jobs, competitiveness and its ability to actively participate in an economy of free trade and fair competition and to develop and produce clean products;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the aim of the Industrial Strategy must also be to strengthen the Single Market and foster technological breakthroughs in order to make the EU a world leader in green and digital technologies;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in a changing geopolitical world, strengthening strategic autonomy and reducing EU dependencies on critical materials, products and technologies is vital - through the application of circular economy principles wherever it is possible and economically feasible - , products and technologies is vital, while fostering open trade and strengthening the resilience of global supply chains;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in a changing geopolitical world, reducing EU dependencies on critical materials, products and technologies and arms is vital;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas CO2 emissions from industry have fallen by 35% since 1990, in large part owing to the relocation of production;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the update of the industrial strategy; stresses that for the Green Deal to be a true growth strategy, reduce dependencies and maintain a level playing field for European industry during the transition, it needs to be accompanied by ambitious industrial policy and an ambitious R&;D policy, including a robust technology transfer policy in the framework of an EU-wide SME friendly business ecosystem;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the EU cannot be dependent on non-EU countries for products and technologies that are essential to our economy and for our society of the future; stresses that the EU needs to regain a strong position in crucial global value chains and secure the supply of critical materials in times of crisis; notes that European champions are best placed to secure these positions and calls for this to be taken into account in EU competition law;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the EU cannot be dependent on non-EU countries for products and technologies that are essential to our economy and for our society of the future; stresses that the EU needs to regain a strong position in crucial global value chains and secure the supply of critical materials in times of crisis, also through the increased use of circular economy principles in modern business models;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that, to achieve strategic autonomy, the EU needs to develop its defence capability; calls, in this regard, for a genuine military-industrial complex to be established in Europe;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to present clear climate goals-based transition pathways for the industrial ecosystem as soon as possible, including by identifying the needs for a successful transition in terms of infrastructure, technologies and skills and identifying the steps needed to foster the connection between the industrial ecosystem, R&I and the educational system; calls on the Commission to ensure consistency and coordination across all initiatives, objectives, funding and regulatory instruments that will support industry through the transitions; calls for annual monitoring and reporting on the competitiveness, technological progress and resilience of our industrial ecosystems and on the progress made on the transition pathways, so that instruments can be adapted swiftly when needed;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to elaborate a strategy focused on the transition of the most carbon and energy intensive industries that would allow them to preserve their competitiveness and at the same time support greater EU strategic autonomy, as these industries are often of strategic importance;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the EU is outperformed by other economic powers in research and development (R&D) expenditures as a percentage of GDP; reiterates the importance of an ambitious level of investment in R&D; regrets that the target of 3 % of GDP investments in R&D has still not been achieved in the vast majority of Member States; calls on the Commission to coordinate Member States' efforts in further committing to increased R&D investment targets at national level, in particular for national public and private funding for industrial innovation and research;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of providing policy direction and developing ambitious public programs to support and boost investments in space and defence industries;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the measures proposed in the EU Pharmaceutical Strategy guarantee competitiveness in terms of quality and prices of medicines, provide reliable supply and access to modern medicines and continue stimulating innovation and investment in pharmaceutical R&D;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to close the investment gap with global competitors for key enabling technologies like batteries and AI; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal for a European Chips Act10 and the establishment of the European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud; calls on the Commission to extend these initiatives to key enabling technologies, such as photonics and quantumswiftly kick off the delayed work of the European Industrial Alliance for Processors and Semiconductor Technologies; calls on the Commission to extend these initiatives to key enabling technologies, such as photonics and quantum; welcomes the Commission's efforts to develop European competences in chip and system design, as well as increased local production capacity and manufacturing sites for advanced chip technology; _________________ 10 COM(2022)0046.
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement issuing guidance on public procurement; stresses that public procurement is an essential instrument for national and economic security and for supporting the uptake of and demand for clean products; underlines that public procurement mechanisms should further support the transformation of Europe's industry by fostering the production of eco-innovative, cost-effective and sustainable goods and services and increasing the demand for secondary raw materials stemming from the deployment of circular production processes; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to review public procurement and competition rules where needed;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s announcement issuing guidance on public procurement and its efforts to promote reciprocity in access to public procurement markets; stresses that public procurement is an essential instrument for national and economic security and for supporting the uptake of and demand for clean products; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to review public procurement and competition rules where needed;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the highest level of vigilance with regard to extra-European actors acquiring critical infrastructure; deplores the fact that the ceding of such infrastructure has already led to tangible losses of sovereignty in the EU;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of including education, upskilling and reskilling in the transition pathways as important tools in the transformation of EU industry and in the effort to achieve higher productivity; calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for vocational education and business- education partnerships within regional industrial clusters to boost skills and enhance the uptake of ready-for-market innovations by SMEs; highlights the need to strengthen cooperation between R&D and industry, especially in the form of technology transfers to SMEs;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that regions home to industries that are energy-intensive or whose finished products are incompatible with the objectives of the green transition are particularly vulnerable in the context of the transition; stresses that less qualified workers are especially vulnerable; highlights, in this regard, the relevance of the Just Transition Fund, despite its limited scope;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that SMEs and start-ups are playing a central role in the EU industrial ecosystem and especially in the digitalisation of the EU and are a critical source of innovation; stresses the need to improve their access to financing; highlights the need to address existing barriers in the Single Market that are hindering the growth of SMEs and start- ups in Europe, as well as the need for an improved legal and regulatory framework;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for regulatory stability and predictabilityto modernize and future-proof the regulatory framework to ensure regulatory stability and predictability; underlines the need to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens for companies and especially for SMEs, while maintaining adequate social, labour and environmental standards; calls on the Commission to include roadmaps in the transition pathways to reduce administrative burdens for European businesses, especially SMEs, by at least 30 %; stresses the ‘one in, one out’ principle;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Acknowledges that a strong framework of intellectual property rights is a crucial factor underpinning European competitiveness; calls on the Commission to preserve and strengthen Europe's world-class IP system by promoting strong IP protection in the EU and beyond, as well as incentives and reward mechanisms for R&D to attract investment into the development of future innovation for the benefit of European society, citizens and industry actors;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the regional dimension of industrial policy and the role of regional smart specialisation strategies; calls on the Commission to include instruments to increase the use of ‘Made in EU’ at a regional levelin this regard for an analysis of the achievements of smart specialisation strategies as a platform for future measures at regional level; calls on the Commission to include instruments to increase the use of ‘Made in EU’ at a regional level; calls on the Commission to recognise the potential of innovative circular technologies that shorten value chains, reduce emissions and increase resource autonomy;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to stimulate the producand support the transition tof affordable and abundant, secure and sufficient energy production from renewable and transitional low-carbon energysources; calls on the Commission to ensure an appropriate legal framework and increase the coordination of the planning and financing for neededdestined to projects of electricity, smart grid, energy, hydrogen, CO2 and, heating/cooling infrastructureand recycling infrastructure needed for EU industry and households;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to stimulate the production of affordable and abundant renewable and low-carbon energy; calls on the Commission to support the development of energy sources that allow the increasing electricity needs to be met and to increase the coordination of the planning and financing for needed electricity, energy, hydrogen, CO2 and heating/cooling infrastructure;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that a stable supply of energy is essential to the proper functioning of the European industrial ecosystem; warns that an energy supply contraction could have damaging consequences for productive infrastructure;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to accelerate the implementation of instruments, including important projects of common European interest, and industrial alliances that develop innovative breakthrough technologies needed for the energy transition, such as clean steel, clean aviation, e-fuels, clean fertilisers, e- cracking and small modular reactors; stresses that a swift assessment of IPCEI applications by the Commission is crucial for the resilience of European industry;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to accelerate the implementation of instruments, including important projects of common European interest, and industrial alliances that develop innovative breakthrough technologies needed for the environmental, digital and energy transitions, such as clean steel, clean aviation, e-fuels, clean fertilisers, e- cracking and small modular reactors;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines that recycling can play a critical role in increasing the supply of raw and secondary materials, thereby reducing EU reliance on third country imports;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is strongly concerned about unfair competition, investments and takeovers by non-EU state-financed companies on the single market, especially in strategic sectors; calls on the Commission to analyse and develop suitable and legally sound measures to prevent this interference;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals aimed at establishing a level playing field for both European and extra-European companies given the EU’s strict environmental standards; stresses the need to maintain European companies’ export competitiveness in connection with these mechanisms;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors -report on delays in implementing 5G networks and the risks associated with non-EU vendors11 ; calls on the Commission to stimulate a coordinated 5G roll-out in the EU and reduce dependencies and interference risks in 5G and next generation communication technology; calls on the Commission to ensure an adequate level of competitiveness in the field of 5G technologies while guaranteeing the security of 5G networks; _________________ 11 European Court of Auditors, ‘Special Report 03/2022: 5G roll-out in the EU: delays in deployment of networks with security issues remaining unsolved’, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2022.