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Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Pilar del Castillo Vera
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor comisario, señora presidenta en ejercicio del Consejo, la competencia internacional es hoy muy intensa y la Unión Europea tiene que actuar con inteligencia y determinación. Algunos de nuestros socios ya lo están haciendo, como es el conocido caso de los Estados Unidos con la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación. Nuestro objetivo debe ser reforzar la competitividad y fortalecer nuestra industria. Hay que actuar desde múltiples niveles, por ejemplo, mediante una política energética sensiblemente más integrada, eliminando trabas administrativas y agilizando la concesión de permisos para crear nuevas industrias y, de esta manera, atraer la inversión, y, también, mediante el incremento de ayudas de distintos tipos a los sectores más estratégicos. Pero no solo para su puesta en marcha, sino también para su funcionamiento a medio plazo, cuando fuera necesario. Esta semana hemos celebrado el trigésimo aniversario del mercado único, uno de los grandes hitos del proyecto europeo. La futura Clean Tech Act debe tenerlo muy presente y evitar distorsiones que pudieran producirse por la distinta capacidad de endeudamiento de los Estados miembros.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Agnes Jongerius
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: NL

Voorzitter, commissaris, minister, Brussel broedt op miljardensteun voor bedrijven. Bedrijven en mensen hebben het zwaar sinds de inval in Oekraïne en sinds de energiecrisis. En er komt ook nog een Amerikaans megasteunpakket aan. Europese steun moet ervoor zorgen dat onze bedrijven het voortouw nemen. Dat is belangrijk. Dat is zelfs essentieel. Want zonder hulp heeft onze economie straks het nakijken, waarschuwde de Europese Commissie – terecht. Maar laat ik op mijn beurt de Europese Commissie waarschuwen. Publiek geld investeren kan alleen daar waar fatsoenlijke arbeidsvoorwaarden worden nageleefd, waar mensen fatsoenlijk betaald krijgen. Publiek geld mag niet gaan naar het creëren van belabberde banen die mensen uitbuiten. Laten we in deze tijden onze waarden niet te grabbel gooien, want zo wordt deze race een race naar de top in plaats van een race naar de bodem.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Tom Berendsen
Political group: PPE
Country: Netherlands
Language: NL

Voorzitter, ik heb de commissaris en vele van mijn gewaardeerde collega’s vandaag horen zeggen dat er een antwoord moet komen op de Amerikaanse  In het industrieverslag van mijn hand van september vorig jaar riepen we in dit Parlement al op tot een echt Europees groen en strategisch industriebeleid. We riepen op om meer Europees samen te werken om snel voldoende schone en betaalbare energie te hebben, want die hebben onze bedrijven nodig om concurrerend te zijn. We moeten meer samenwerken om fors te kunnen investeren in strategische technologie voor de economie van onze toekomst, zoals batterijen, zonnepanelen en computerchips: technologie waarvoor we niet afhankelijk willen zijn van anderen. We moeten ook beter samenwerken om onze kennis en technologie te beschermen, zodat we niet eerst veel belastinggeld investeren om er vervolgens achter te komen dat onze veelbelovende bedrijven overgenomen zijn door Chinese partijen en de kennis verdwijnt uit Europa. Voorzitter, als het gaat om onze economie van de toekomst, onze banen, dan moeten we niet reageren op anderen, maar dan moeten we zelf aan het stuur zitten.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Inma Rodríguez-Piñero
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor comisario, sin duda alguna, el comercio internacional se encuentra en un contexto muy difícil y complejo, agudizado por la actuación de los Estados Unidos con la aprobación de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación, que, sin duda alguna, supone un giro hacia el proteccionismo, desencadenando una cadena global de subsidios donde prevalece el más fuerte y no el más competitivo.  Europa tiene que actuar ya. Hemos visto las consecuencias de carecer de una auténtica política industrial, tecnológica, de innovación y comercial que garantice unas reglas del juego equitativas para nuestras empresas, para nuestra industria y su desarrollo. El no haberlo hecho ha dado lugar a la deslocalización empresarial. Y eso es un error que no puede volver a ocurrir. Europa necesita un plan. Necesita un plan ya. Y me pregunta es: ¿tenemos un plan global? ¿Cómo vamos a garantizar que ese plan garantice la unidad de mercado y un reparto equilibrado entre los Estados miembros para que no suceda lo que ha ocurrido hasta ahora? Necesitamos seguir dialogando con los Estados Unidos para garantizar que las medidas que se han tomado en la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación sean corregidas para que no discriminen a nuestras empresas.  Mi Grupo apoyará una estrategia inteligente que combine todos estos elementos. Pero necesitamos un plan en el que el papel del Parlamento Europeo sea también determinante.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Maria da Graça Carvalho
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: PT

Cara Presidente, Caro Comissário, a indústria europeia foi duramente afetada pela crise dos preços das energias. Muitos países responderam a esta crise de forma decidida e atempada.  Infelizmente, não foi o caso do meu país, Portugal, cujo Governo reagiu tarde e timidamente aos problemas do setor.  Espero que, de futuro, exista uma outra abordagem, não apenas sobre quando e como acionar os apoios financeiros, mas também sobre que medidas a tomar ao nível do alívio da carga burocrática, do funcionamento da justiça, da criação de todas as condições favoráveis à indústria, como um ecossistema forte da ciência e inovação, porque só assim teremos um verdadeiro crescimento económico, criação de riqueza e mais empregos de qualidade.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Radan Kanev
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear Minister, dear colleagues, I’m afraid that today we’re not brave enough in this House facing the challenges from the biggest clean-tech investment plan in the US and – I would rather say – in Western history. We are not brave enough because we dare not say that our main task today is not to discuss protectionism and certainly not to discuss nationalisation, but to discuss the revival of transatlantic free trade negotiations and discuss maybe the opportunity to have a clean-tech transatlantic free trade agreement between the largest democratic blocks and the blocks that are really devoted to the green transition in the world we live in, which is far from perfect.  And secondly, we are not brave enough to dare to say that we must literally turn the tide of overregulation and endless paperwork that investors in European clean tech are facing.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Henna Virkkunen
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Madam President, Presidency, Commissioner, dear colleagues, I am pleased to say that we are discussing enhancing the competitiveness of Europe. However, I want to underline that the way of boosting Europe’s competitiveness is not done by relaxing the state aid rules – not at all. In order to be competitive on the global markets, Europe needs successful companies, industries and jobs.  To achieve that, we need to have regulation that encourages investments and innovations in Europe. We have to cut red tape from our businesses, SMEs and industries. Here I find it very positive that Commission President von der Leyen has promised to perform a competitiveness check on all new regulations being introduced. This is an important step in the right direction.  Secondly, Europe needs to invest more in research and development. In this regard, we have fallen behind the US and China. And thirdly, we need to ensure that Europe has a skilled workforce. We know that the lack of skilled workforce is a crucial issue, especially in the digital sector, which is a sector essential for increasing our productivity and economic growth.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

We have allowed galloping regulation to stifle our industries and drive them out of Europe. Who’s to blame for that? Ultimately, politicians, because politicians are supposed to rule. So we’ve got to get hold of it here in the European Parliament and get rid of regulation that’s not helping us to be competitive.  And ministers in governments across Europe have to get hold of the civil servants who are gold-plating regulation, making it even worse than it is here in Europe. When we have done that and dealt with it, and got a good knife and got rid of all the necessary regulation, then we can talk about dealing with our friends in the West and those in China.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Doamnă președintă, domnule comisar, sigur, este bine că analizăm cum să creștem competitivitatea industrială. În primul rând, trebuie să avem o industrie europeană. Să nu uităm că depindem de importuri. Nu există aproape un produs industrial la care să nu avem nevoie de importuri de completare. De aceea, cred că pentru pornirea unor capacități care să completeze lanțul valoric pentru fiecare produs avem nevoie de investiții, avem de nevoie de investiții țintite. Și mai este o problemă, domnule comisar, s-a vorbit aici de strategia Americii -
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Sandra Pereira
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, no debate de hoje sobre estratégia industrial, queremos uma vez mais lembrar como, em países como Portugal, assistimos há décadas à destruição do aparelho produtivo e à acentuação do despovoamento e da desertificação de vastas zonas do país, sacrificando as bases indispensáveis a um verdadeiro processo de desenvolvimento económico e social. Situação que reflete o impacto profundamente assimétrico de políticas comuns e neoliberais da União Europeia nos Estados e confirma a necessidade de recuperação da soberania nacional em domínios como a indústria, a agricultura, as pescas, o comércio, mas também a energia.  Insistir na lógica da competitividade e do mercado único não vai alterar os resultados, continuando a prejudicar países como Portugal.  A estratégia que defendemos é que se promova a produção nacional e o aproveitamento das potencialidades do país; que se combata a dependência externa e afirme uma via soberana de desenvolvimento; que se apoie as micro, pequenas e médias empresas; que se crie emprego com direitos, dignificando os trabalhadores; que se valorizem salários e vínculos estáveis, impedindo que os trabalhadores sejam forçados a emigrar.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, so Europe is all aflutter now with a new industrial strategy. The Swedish Presidency has put competitiveness at the top of its agenda, and we hear Charles Michel telling Politico it’s all about new ways of thinking and a can-do attitude. Well, God knows, somebody needs to do something, because right now Europeans wake up every single day a little poorer than they were the day before. And will this strategy fix it? I have to say, I have my doubts because the problems facing us are much bigger than some tinkering around the edges of the state aid rules.  The EU is currently doing everything it can to alienate our largest trading partner, China. It is hell-bent on fanning the flames of war in what used to be our largest gas supplier, caught flat-footed by the new American protectionism and its energy-gouging. We’re flailing around now, pretending we have a plan to stop Europe going underwater. Well, you can be absolutely guaranteed that unless you abandon neoliberalism and start examining renationalisation in the key areas of energy and infrastructure, then you’re on a hiding to nothing.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Didier Reynders
Language: FR

Nous devons ensemble relever le risque majeur de désindustrialisation auquel nous faisons face, à la fois en traitant la question des coûts de l’énergie, qui est un facteur d’impulsion, et en réagissant à l’important paquet de soutien que plusieurs de nos partenaires ont récemment mis en place et qui agissent comme un facteur d’attraction. Je tiens à dire que mon collègue Thierry Breton, qui a dû nous quitter, alerte sur ce risque depuis septembre. La présidente de la Commission a fixé hier un cap très clair autour d’une loi pour une industrie à zéro émission, pour soutenir l’émergence d’une industrie européenne des technologies propres. Elle a aussi clairement appelé à une approche pragmatique sur les questions de financement autour d’une analyse des besoins et d’un financement européen permettant de répondre au risque de fragmentation du marché intérieur que les aides d’État peuvent générer. Ce financement pourrait s’articuler en deux temps: d’abord un financement-relais pour agir vite et apporter une solution immédiate, et ensuite un fonds de souveraineté à moyen terme, pour une solution plus structurelle dans le cadre de l’exercice de révision des perspectives financières. La Commission sait pouvoir compter sur le Parlement européen et sur les États membres pour renforcer la compétitivité de l’industrie européenne et protéger l’intégrité du marché unique. Le débat d’aujourd’hui a confirmé la nécessité d’agir vite; nous allons maintenant nous employer à mettre en œuvre ces différents éléments, en commençant dès le début de février, dans le cadre de la contribution de la Commission au Conseil européen du mois de février, car il n’y a plus de temps à perdre pour une réponse forte, commune, solidaire, pour le bénéfice de tous les Européens et pour une industrie des technologies propres
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Jessika Roswall 
Language: EN

I think that we can all agree that EU industry needs affordable, safe and sustainable energy in order to remain globally competitive. At the same time, this debate has shown that Europe needs to boost public and private investment, to accelerate the energy transition and to promote clean-tech industry in Europe.  Thirdly, the EU has to diversify its access to technologies and resources, notably the raw material needed for the green transition and transformation of our industry. The discovery of rare earth metals in Kiruna in Sweden – which was announced last week – is for this purpose very good news. Furthermore, we need to build sufficient European production capacity for these technologies. Trade policy and further development of a network of strategic partnerships are important instruments in securing a supply at reasonable costs.  Last but not least, besides the Inflation Reduction Act response, the EU needs a long-term strategy to boost competitiveness and productivity, not least for the SMEs who are the backbone of the European economy. The single market’s 30th anniversary provides an excellent occasion to launch this work. So again, thank you very much for the debate and for your attention.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Lina Gálvez Muñoz
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: ES

El Grupo S&D ve positivamente el Plan Industrial del Pacto Verde, anunciado por la Comisión Europea como respuesta para la industria, con la ley de industria de cero emisiones netas y el Fondo Europeo de Soberanía. Aplaudimos las propuestas para acelerar y hacer más competitiva la industria verde y digital europea, haciendo énfasis en las capacidades de las y los trabajadores.  Es necesaria una acción europea coordinada y conjunta para evitar acciones individuales de Estados miembros que acaben minando la competitividad industrial e incrementen las diferencias entre unos y otros. Sin embargo, estas medidas siguen siendo poco específicas, pese a su urgencia, por lo que pedimos que se aclaren y desarrollen con velocidad, con recursos suficientes, involucrando al Parlamento Europeo y teniendo en cuenta las implicaciones y dimensiones sociales para garantizar la autonomía estratégica abierta de la UE con justicia social.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Adriana Maldonado López
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: ES

El Grupo S&D ve positivamente el Plan Industrial del Pacto Verde, anunciado por la Comisión Europea como respuesta para la industria, con la ley de industria de cero emisiones netas y el Fondo Europeo de Soberanía. Aplaudimos las propuestas para acelerar y hacer más competitiva la industria verde y digital europea, haciendo énfasis en las capacidades de las y los trabajadores.  Es necesaria una acción europea coordinada y conjunta para evitar acciones individuales de Estados miembros que acaben minando la competitividad industrial e incrementen las diferencias entre unos y otros. Sin embargo, estas medidas siguen siendo poco específicas, pese a su urgencia, por lo que pedimos que se aclaren y desarrollen con velocidad, con recursos suficientes, involucrando al Parlamento Europeo y teniendo en cuenta las implicaciones y dimensiones sociales para garantizar la autonomía estratégica abierta de la UE con justicia social.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Mihai Tudose
Political group: S-D
Country: Latvia
Language: RO

Păcat că a fost nevoie ca SUA să treacă la acțiune pentru ca Europa să realizeze că aleargă după fluturi ecologici, în loc să-și stopeze dezindustrializarea. Și mai grav e că, în loc să treacă la acțiune, măcar acum, Comisia Europeană se cramponează în reproșuri fără temei la adresa Washingtonului. SUA fac ceea ce trebuie să facă pentru a-și asigura baza de producție industrială în noul context geopolitic, tehnologic și de mediu. De la Bruxelles, în schimb, zboară planuri grandioase despre ”zero poluare”, fără să avem răspuns la dependența cvasi-totală de importuri de materii prime critice și la lipsa de fabrici pentru industriile viitorului ori de forță de muncă de înaltă calificare. E cazul ca UE să-și susțină concret întreprinderile, nu să dezbată transformarea nerealistului ”Green Deal” într-un tardiv ”Green Deal Industrial Plan”. Iar dacă se dorește cu adevărat o soluție negociată cu SUA, atunci aceasta trebuie să fie discutată la un summit la nivel înalt UE-SUA, nu lăsată în grija unor funcționari ai Comisiei.
Debate: An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Iuliu Winkler
Political group: PPE
Country: Bulgaria
Language: RO

Acum, nu avem nevoie de declarații belicoase, de declanșarea unor războaie comerciale, de măsuri protecționiste, de o competiție a subvențiilor. Avem deja mecanisme de apărare comercială, iar de acum înainte trebuie să concretizăm cât mai multe acorduri de liber schimb, astfel încât să asigurăm reziliența lanțurilor noastre de aprovizionare, lucru absolut necesar pentru o industrie sănătoasă. Trebuie să încetăm cu frenezia supra-reglementării cu care sufocăm industria, IMM-urile și inițiativa privată. Trebuie să reducem povara administrativă și să consolidăm cadrul european care să încurajeze investițiile și mediul de afaceri. Noua strategie industrială europeană trebuie să țină cont de principiul solidarității: nici unul dintre statele membre nu trebuie lăsat în urmă. Trebuie să eliminăm distorsiunile care azi alimentează procesul de fragmentare a pieței comune. Voi continua să acționez, împreună cu colegii mei din Grupul EPP și cu întreaga echipă a SME Europe în sprijinul IMM-urilor europene, coloana vertebrală a economiilor din Uniunea Europeană.
Debate: Amendment of the agenda
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Pursuant to Rule 158(2) and following discussions in the Conference of Presidents, I would like to propose to the House to postpone to the part-session of 1 and 2 February the plenary votes on the decision of the EMPL Committee to enter into negotiations on the basis of the report on improving working conditions in platform work, and the report by Mr Radtke on revision of the European Works Councils Directive that were scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday 19 January. Would there be any objections to that? I see that is not the case. We will postpone them and the changes are adopted. The rest of the votes will take place.
Debate: Extension of the term of office of special committees and committees of inquiry
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Also at today’s meeting of the Conference of Presidents which just ended, there was a decision to extend the term of office of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future, the term of office of the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware, and the Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, for a three—month period. These extensions were necessary on account of the work that still needs to be done to allow the special committees and the committee of inquiry to fulfil fully and correctly their mandate. If no objections are raised in the following 24 hours, these extensions will be deemed to be approved. Otherwise these extensions will, at a later date, be put to the vote in plenary.