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Welcomes the Commission communication on CARS 21 in that it applies the Lisbon Strategy of boosting growth and employment to the motor vehicle industry, one of the pillars of the European and world economies; believes that it is essential to draw up recommendations and establish a Europe-wide framework to promote productivity increases and the sector's innovation capacity so as to enable the sector to develop into an environment open to free trade and international competition and respond in a sustainable way to needs and demand as regards mobility and transport;
Welcomes the Commission communication on CARS 21 in that it applies the Lisbon Strategy of boosting growth and employment to the motor vehicle industry, one of the pillars of the European and world economies; believes that it is essential to draw up recommendations and establish a Europe-wide framework to promote productivity increases and the sector's innovation capacity so as to enable the sector to develop into an environment open to free trade and international competition and respond in a sustainable way to needs and demand as regards mobility and transport;
Expresses its determination to participate actively at every stage of this initiative, in keeping with its responsibilities, in order to enhance the legitimacy, impact, and effectiveness of the action taken to achieve the proposed aims; likewise maintains that the various stakeholder institutions in the Member States should be involved as closely as possible;
Expresses its determination to participate actively at every stage of this initiative, in keeping with its responsibilities, in order to enhance the legitimacy, impact, and effectiveness of the action taken to achieve the proposed aims; likewise maintains that the various stakeholder institutions in the Member States should be involved as closely as possible;
Urges that the Lisbon Strategy’s sustainable growth and employment objectives be genuinely pursued by avoiding measures which would increase pressure to cut jobs in the motor vehicle industry in Europe and jeopardise Europe's international competitiveness;
Urges that the Lisbon Strategy’s sustainable growth and employment objectives be genuinely pursued by avoiding measures which would increase pressure to cut jobs in the motor vehicle industry in Europe and jeopardise Europe's international competitiveness;
Emphasises that improving environmental performance in the whole lifecycle of vehicles is crucial for future competitiveness of European motor vehicle industry; considers that ambitious environmental regulation will speed up the process of introducing innovations to the market;
Emphasises that improving environmental performance in the whole lifecycle of vehicles is crucial for future competitiveness of European motor vehicle industry; considers that ambitious environmental regulation will speed up the process of introducing innovations to the market;
Supports an integrated strategy that lays down policy aims and enables a flexible response to be made in line with the principles of better lawmaking and cost-effectiveness; endorses the international harmonisation of regulation under the aegis of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), with a view to simplifying and streamlining regulation in the area; points out, however, that that international harmonisation process should not prevent the European Union from legislating independently from the UNECE system where this is required to meet EU objectives as regards health, safety, consumers and the environment;
Supports an integrated strategy that lays down policy aims and enables a flexible response to be made in line with the principles of better lawmaking and cost-effectiveness; endorses the international harmonisation of regulation under the aegis of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), with a view to simplifying and streamlining regulation in the area; points out, however, that that international harmonisation process should not prevent the European Union from legislating independently from the UNECE system where this is required to meet EU objectives as regards health, safety, consumers and the environment;
Points to the essential need to speed up the process of improving the European motor vehicle fleet, with vehicles being replaced at affordable prices; draws attention to the special responsibility of the public sector in this field;
Points to the essential need to speed up the process of improving the European motor vehicle fleet, with vehicles being replaced at affordable prices; draws attention to the special responsibility of the public sector in this field;
Points out that the motor vehicle industry has failed to make the emissions reductions it promised under the voluntary approach employed hitherto;
Points out that the motor vehicle industry has failed to make the emissions reductions it promised under the voluntary approach employed hitherto;
Welcomes the prospect of a revision of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles
Welcomes the prospect of a revision of Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on end-of-life vehicles
OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p.
OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p.
34. and calls on the Commission not only to bring about improvements in Member States’ implementation practice, but also to create an incentive for the renewal of European car fleets; considers that tax reform promoting fleet renewal and the withdrawal of older cars would be an appropriate instrument by which to achieve that objective;
34. and calls on the Commission not only to bring about improvements in Member States’ implementation practice, but also to create an incentive for the renewal of European car fleets; considers that tax reform promoting fleet renewal and the withdrawal of older cars would be an appropriate instrument by which to achieve that objective;
Points out that consumer protection is a priority of European policy; considers that European motor vehicles should remain affordable for the broad mass of consumers in Europe and calls for the avoidance of measures which would cause more expensive car prices at the expense of the consumer;
Points out that consumer protection is a priority of European policy; considers that European motor vehicles should remain affordable for the broad mass of consumers in Europe and calls for the avoidance of measures which would cause more expensive car prices at the expense of the consumer;
Notes, in the light of the Lisbon Objectives of economic growth and employment in the European Union, that the relocation of motor vehicle plants to third countries with a view to relieving price pressure cannot have been intended and urges that regulatory measures which encourage such relocations should therefore be avoided;
Notes, in the light of the Lisbon Objectives of economic growth and employment in the European Union, that the relocation of motor vehicle plants to third countries with a view to relieving price pressure cannot have been intended and urges that regulatory measures which encourage such relocations should therefore be avoided;
Stresses that competition among European motor vehicle manufacturers can be preserved and promoted only if segment-specific upper and lower CO 2 emissions limits are set, since average fleet values fail to take account of the differing priorities of European manufacturers’ product ranges and undermine competition;
Stresses that competition among European motor vehicle manufacturers can be preserved and promoted only if segment-specific upper and lower CO 2 emissions limits are set, since average fleet values fail to take account of the differing priorities of European manufacturers’ product ranges and undermine competition;
Advocates the adoption of a simple taxation policy that is in keeping with the objectives of the European Union; endorses the abolition of vehicle registration tax, the refund of tax paid twice on cross-border transactions, the introduction of elements based directly on CO 2 emissions and the establishment of a European framework for tax incentives for innovative safety and environmental technologies; regrets in this context that the proposal for a directive on passenger car taxation, aiming at reducing CO 2 emissions, has still not been adopted by the Council; urges that that directive is speedily adopted and implemented;
Advocates the adoption of a simple taxation policy that is in keeping with the objectives of the European Union; endorses the abolition of vehicle registration tax, the refund of tax paid twice on cross-border transactions, the introduction of elements based directly on CO 2 emissions and the establishment of a European framework for tax incentives for innovative safety and environmental technologies; regrets in this context that the proposal for a directive on passenger car taxation, aiming at reducing CO 2 emissions, has still not been adopted by the Council; urges that that directive is speedily adopted and implemented;
Points out that the principle of fair reward for intellectual property right holders is compatible with efforts to boost competition and improve the internal market; calls for international protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights to be promoted;
Points out that the principle of fair reward for intellectual property right holders is compatible with efforts to boost competition and improve the internal market; calls for international protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights to be promoted;
Welcomes the Commission’s intention to stimulate R&D; intends, within the overall framework of the budget, to allocate more appropriations to R&D in the motor vehicle industry;
Welcomes the Commission’s intention to stimulate R&D; intends, within the overall framework of the budget, to allocate more appropriations to R&D in the motor vehicle industry;
Stresses the need to enhance competition with independent after-sales services and in the spare-parts market; considers that a choice of high-quality services and equivalent spare parts must be offered in order to ensure that buyers of vehicles will also be able to maintain them at affordable prices during their useful life;
Stresses the need to enhance competition with independent after-sales services and in the spare-parts market; considers that a choice of high-quality services and equivalent spare parts must be offered in order to ensure that buyers of vehicles will also be able to maintain them at affordable prices during their useful life;
Proposes that, to boost the competitiveness of the European motor vehicle industry, the review of the motor vehicle sector exemption should be tied to the mid-term review of CARS 21, facilitating cooperation between sector operators, preventing public aid from being misappropriated and promoting competition policy at international level;
Proposes that, to boost the competitiveness of the European motor vehicle industry, the review of the motor vehicle sector exemption should be tied to the mid-term review of CARS 21, facilitating cooperation between sector operators, preventing public aid from being misappropriated and promoting competition policy at international level;
Welcomes the Commission’s wish to introduce a revision and review mechanism, given the technology and development-intensive nature of the motor vehicle industry; also considers, however, that greater use should be made of 'sunset clauses' in legislation so as to ensure that it does not hinder or counteract the technological advances that R&D and market forces are constantly bringing about;
Welcomes the Commission’s wish to introduce a revision and review mechanism, given the technology and development-intensive nature of the motor vehicle industry; also considers, however, that greater use should be made of 'sunset clauses' in legislation so as to ensure that it does not hinder or counteract the technological advances that R&D and market forces are constantly bringing about;
Regards work on Intelligent Transport System as key to a successful motor vehicle industry and to successful efforts to reduce the industry’s environmental impact; considers that Galileo should be cited as an example, and therefore finding a solution for the funding of Galileo within a consortium where interested members make their commitments to development of the project must be a priority issue;
Regards work on Intelligent Transport System as key to a successful motor vehicle industry and to successful efforts to reduce the industry’s environmental impact; considers that Galileo should be cited as an example, and therefore finding a solution for the funding of Galileo within a consortium where interested members make their commitments to development of the project must be a priority issue;
Welcomes the Commission’s intention to simplify and internationalise legislation; stresses the importance of repealing rules which are superfluous because they overlap with international conventions.
Welcomes the Commission’s intention to simplify and internationalise legislation; stresses the importance of repealing rules which are superfluous because they overlap with international conventions.
Mariela Velichkova Baeva, Pervenche Berès, Zsolt László Becsey, Sharon Bowles, Udo Bullmann, Ieke van den Burg, David Casa, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Robert Goebbels, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, Gunnar Hökmark, Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, Othmar Karas, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Wolf Klinz, Guntars Krasts, Astrid Lulling, Gay Mitchell, Cristobal Montoro Romero, John Purvis, Alexander Radwan, Bernhard Rapkay, Heide Rühle, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Manuel António dos Santos, Olle Schmidt, Cristian Stănescu, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Sahra Wagenknecht.
Mariela Velichkova Baeva, Pervenche Berès, Zsolt László Becsey, Sharon Bowles, Udo Bullmann, Ieke van den Burg, David Casa, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Robert Goebbels, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, Gunnar Hökmark, Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, Othmar Karas, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Wolf Klinz, Guntars Krasts, Astrid Lulling, Gay Mitchell, Cristobal Montoro Romero, John Purvis, Alexander Radwan, Bernhard Rapkay, Heide Rühle, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Manuel António dos Santos, Olle Schmidt, Cristian Stănescu, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Sahra Wagenknecht.
Katerina Batzeli, Harald Ettl, Thomas Mann, Bilyana Ilieva Raeva, Donato Tommaso Veraldi.
Katerina Batzeli, Harald Ettl, Thomas Mann, Bilyana Ilieva Raeva, Donato Tommaso Veraldi.
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution:
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution:
Acknowledges that, despite restructuring, within the EU 27 the industry still holds around 2 million direct jobs (7% of manufacturing employment) and is supporting an additional 10 to 12 million jobs;
Acknowledges that, despite restructuring, within the EU 27 the industry still holds around 2 million direct jobs (7% of manufacturing employment) and is supporting an additional 10 to 12 million jobs;
Recognises that both manufacturers and suppliers in the European automobile industry have a high skilled labour force, which has played a large part in the high level of performance of the European automobile industry;
Recognises that both manufacturers and suppliers in the European automobile industry have a high skilled labour force, which has played a large part in the high level of performance of the European automobile industry;
Recognises that better designed, transparent rules in line with current social and environmental needs - that are applied without exceptions and integrated within the international automotive regulatory environment - can contribute to greater competitiveness and fair competition conditions in the industry;
Recognises that better designed, transparent rules in line with current social and environmental needs - that are applied without exceptions and integrated within the international automotive regulatory environment - can contribute to greater competitiveness and fair competition conditions in the industry;
Calls for Community support to be withheld from companies which, having received such aid in a Member State, transfer their production operations to another country without completely fulfilling the agreements entered into with the Member State concerned;
Calls for Community support to be withheld from companies which, having received such aid in a Member State, transfer their production operations to another country without completely fulfilling the agreements entered into with the Member State concerned;
Stresses that, as regards future restructuring processes, the EU and the Member States also need to focus on ways of assisting restructuring and cushioning its effects, and of offering new possibilities for workers;
Stresses that, as regards future restructuring processes, the EU and the Member States also need to focus on ways of assisting restructuring and cushioning its effects, and of offering new possibilities for workers;
Calls on Member States to further implement the modernisations needed within the Lisbon strategy for more and better jobs to support European competitiveness on a global level with regard to the latest scientific knowledge and strengthen European socio-economic structures;
Calls on Member States to further implement the modernisations needed within the Lisbon strategy for more and better jobs to support European competitiveness on a global level with regard to the latest scientific knowledge and strengthen European socio-economic structures;
Considers that, in order to maintain employment while increasing competitiveness, the EU and the Member States should further invest in research, technology, education and training;
Considers that, in order to maintain employment while increasing competitiveness, the EU and the Member States should further invest in research, technology, education and training;
Calls on social partners to implement appropriate policies for those who are threatened by the restructuring of the industry;
Calls on social partners to implement appropriate policies for those who are threatened by the restructuring of the industry;
Stresses that, given the ongoing restructurings, reallocations and job losses, it is important, especially in cases where decision-making affects their lives, that employees are properly consulted and informed of the decision taken by the multinationals, thus ensuring that change can be anticipated and managed to better effect; in this light, further efforts are needed either to better implement the Directive on the establishment of a European Works Council or to understand what changes to the Directive might be appropriate to improve its implementation.
Stresses that, given the ongoing restructurings, reallocations and job losses, it is important, especially in cases where decision-making affects their lives, that employees are properly consulted and informed of the decision taken by the multinationals, thus ensuring that change can be anticipated and managed to better effect; in this light, further efforts are needed either to better implement the Directive on the establishment of a European Works Council or to understand what changes to the Directive might be appropriate to improve its implementation.
Explanatory Memorandum
Explanatory Memorandum
This opinion focuses on the consequences for employment regarding the automotive regulatory framework
This opinion focuses on the consequences for employment regarding the automotive regulatory framework
The car manufacturing industry is facing a transition period due to market forces.
The car manufacturing industry is facing a transition period due to market forces.
Examples of trends in the industry are:
Examples of trends in the industry are:
Existing overcapacities in certain Member States are pushing manufacturers to close existing plants.
Existing overcapacities in certain Member States are pushing manufacturers to close existing plants.
Also, aggressive price competition between manufacturers is pushing manufacturers to relocate their plants in countries with cheaper labour force.
Also, aggressive price competition between manufacturers is pushing manufacturers to relocate their plants in countries with cheaper labour force.
Within Europe, car manufacturers producing in the EU 15 tend to favour outsourcing to new Member states such as Czech Republic or Slovakia for the supply of the European market.
Within Europe, car manufacturers producing in the EU 15 tend to favour outsourcing to new Member states such as Czech Republic or Slovakia for the supply of the European market.
It has led to a shift from the EU15 to the EU10, for instance, between 2000 and 2005, the manufacture of motor vehicles was among the top five employment growth sectors in the Czech Republic.
It has led to a shift from the EU15 to the EU10, for instance, between 2000 and 2005, the manufacture of motor vehicles was among the top five employment growth sectors in the Czech Republic.
Also globalisation has its effects.
Also globalisation has its effects.
When it comes to the production aimed at external market, many car manufacturers now tend to favour building their manufacturing plants in the heart of the big markets they are aiming at (for example China, Brazil).
When it comes to the production aimed at external market, many car manufacturers now tend to favour building their manufacturing plants in the heart of the big markets they are aiming at (for example China, Brazil).
This transition has an impact on the employment in this sector within the world.
This transition has an impact on the employment in this sector within the world.
Despite the overcapacity problem and the pressures from globalisation, car production within Europe (including EU-15) still has advantages (high-skilled work force, good infrastructures, common market, proximity of a big market, network of suppliers).
Despite the overcapacity problem and the pressures from globalisation, car production within Europe (including EU-15) still has advantages (high-skilled work force, good infrastructures, common market, proximity of a big market, network of suppliers).
EU 27 as a whole therefore remains the world's largest vehicle producer and the car industry still holds around 2 million direct jobs in the manufacturing of vehicles and components (7% of all manufacturing employment in the EU).
EU 27 as a whole therefore remains the world's largest vehicle producer and the car industry still holds around 2 million direct jobs in the manufacturing of vehicles and components (7% of all manufacturing employment in the EU).
It is also supporting an additional 10 to 12 million jobs in the EU.
It is also supporting an additional 10 to 12 million jobs in the EU.
When it comes to the EU 15, employment in the car sector has declined but car manufacturing remains very important.
When it comes to the EU 15, employment in the car sector has declined but car manufacturing remains very important.
In 2005, more than 13 million cars were produced in EU 15.
In 2005, more than 13 million cars were produced in EU 15.
Active policy tools can therefore be relevant and they should be used in order to strengthen European socio-economic structures in a way to reinforce Europe's added value on the world market and maintain employment in the car industry.
Active policy tools can therefore be relevant and they should be used in order to strengthen European socio-economic structures in a way to reinforce Europe's added value on the world market and maintain employment in the car industry.