The Clean Industrial Deal

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1The LeftMotion for a resolution · Recital A
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   A. whereas the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) aims to bring together climate action and competitiveness under one overarching growth strategy focusing on supporting energy-intensive industries and the clean tech sector; whereas this is much needed, as the transition to a decarbonised and circular economy can only be successful when competitiveness is maintained;

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   A. whereas the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) aims to bring together climate action and competitiveness under one overarching growth strategy focusing on a green transition in energy-intensive industries and the clean tech sector; whereas this is much needed as the transition to a decarbonised and circular economy is a prerequisite for European industry to thrive in the medium and long term;

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2. Amendment 2The LeftMotion for a resolution · Recital D
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   D. whereas European industry is willing to move towards sustainability, contributing to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, and a future-proof, decarbonised industrial base can offer significant opportunities, but decarbonisation projects risk being shelved because their business case within Europe no longer adds up;

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   D. whereas European industry has refrained from making investments at the scale necessary to achieve climate neutrality by 2050; whereas an active public sector and a stable, future-proof, decarbonised industrial base are crucial if private decarbonisation projects risk being shelved because their business cases in Europe no longer add up;

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3. Amendment 3The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 1
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   1. Welcomes the Clean Industrial Deal as a long-awaited first step towards strengthening Europe’s industrial competitiveness and innovation, strategic autonomy, decarbonisation, prosperity and clean growth; urges the Commission to swiftly move from strategy to action and implementation; recognises that the proposed actions must be expanded with further measures; stresses that robust and well-targeted industrial policy is crucial to ensure a strong and sustainable industrial base in Europe and to create and maintain high-quality jobs while decarbonising our economy, reducing pollution and strengthening Europe’s resilience;

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   1. Calls for a proactive industrial policy that can facilitate the clean energy transition and high-quality jobs, based on long-term strategic planning, high social and environmental standards, strong public services and infrastructure, and trade unions and collective bargaining processes;

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4. Amendment 4The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 3
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   3. Supports the Action Plan for Affordable Energy and its focus on the implementation of the Electricity Market Design, enhancing tools such as Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and two-way Contracts for Difference (CfDs) to reduce the influence of fossil fuel prices on electricity prices; welcomes the pilot programme for corporate PPAs via the European Investment Bank and stresses the need to leverage PPAs to expand capacity and achieve genuine decarbonisation; calls on the Commission to introduce de-risking tools to address the main barriers that energy-intensive industries face in signing PPAs, in particular renewable PPAs, as well as CfDs for risk reduction on the demand side for energy u…

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   3. Stresses the inefficiency of the Electricity Market Design in lowering energy prices and acknowledges its major negative impact on key industrial sectors; highlights the continuation of its failed approach in the proposed plan for affordable energy; calls for a structural transformation of the European energy system based on public and democratic control over production and distribution, and the development of public and green infrastructure as the foundation for any coordinated and well-planned European industrial strategy;

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5. Amendment 5The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 3 a (new)
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   3a. Recalls that the energy sector is of utmost strategic importance and a fundamental requirement for the economic development of the Union; invites the Member States, therefore, to intervene in any way they deem necessary to guarantee low energy prices for local communities and industry, including price caps, supporting local citizens’ energy cooperatives, democratic ownership of energy companies and build-up of publicly owned infrastructure;

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6. Amendment 6The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 5
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   5. Highlights the need to finalise work on the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive4, which aims to align the taxation of energy products with the EU’s energy and climate policy objectives, and to harmonise a design of tariff methodologies for network charges, provided that such measures do not come at the expense of final consumers; calls on the Member States to urgently provide short-term relief to industry and households, for example by reducing electricity taxes and levies and abstaining from unjustified additional requirements (‘gold-plating’ EU legislation) where this distorts the level playing field; ______________ 1 Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring t…

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   5. Highlights the need to finalise works on the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive4, which aims to align the taxation of energy products with the EU energy and climate policy objectives, and to harmonise a design of tariff methodologies for network charges, provided that such measures do not come at the expense of final consumers; calls on Member States to urgently provide short-term relief to industry and households, such as by reducing electricity taxes and levies; encourages the Member States to be ambitious and to inspire and creatively explore local and regional best practices in order to achieve quick and effective relief for local communities and industry; ______________ 1 Coun…

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7. Amendment 7The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 6 a (new)
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   6a. Calls for all public funding under the Clean Industrial Deal and related instruments to be underpinned by binding social conditionalities, ensuring that public support is strictly conditional on enforceable job guarantees, respect for collective bargaining and collective agreements, decent wages, secure employment, and high-quality working conditions; underlines that such conditionalities are essential to ensure that the clean industrial transition creates quality jobs across Europe and does not lead to the growth of territorial and social divergences; stresses that companies benefiting from public support must actively engage in social dialogue and uphold fundamental workers’ rights;

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8. Amendment 8The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 6 b (new)
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   6b. Expresses its profound disapproval of the decision by the ArcelorMittal Group to cut up to 1 400 jobs in western Europe, including 637 in France, following the closure of the Reims and Denain sites and the loss of 135 jobs; expresses its concern about the 60 000 indirect jobs the company provides throughout France; expresses its concern about the loss of skills and autonomy in this strategic sector for European industry; deplores the plan to relocate support to India and Poland; recalls that the group made a profit of EUR 1.3 billion and paid out more than EUR 1.5 billion to its shareholders in 2024; recalls that, in recent years, ArcelorMittal has received several billion euro in public…

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9. Amendment 9The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 8
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   8. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in safeguarding both security of supply and affordability, all available technologies that contribute to reaching the EU’s climate neutrality goal for 2050 in a cost-effective way in the pursuit of a cleaner, stable, secure and more independent energy mix; recognises that renewable energy, alongside nuclear energy for those Member States that decide to use it, is essential for a clean and secure energy mix; calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation on the safe development and production of small modular reactors in Europe and to advance research in nuclear fusion as a future energy technology; welcomes the announced assessment of the p…

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   8. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in safeguarding both security of supply and affordability, all green technologies that contribute to reaching the EU’s climate neutrality goal for 2050 in a cost-effective way in the pursuit of a cleaner, stable, secure and more independent energy mix;

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10. Amendment 10The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 11
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    11. Reiterates the need to develop measures to ensure gas supply at a mitigated cost for those sectors which cannot rely substantially on electrification in the short to medium term; calls for diversified and reliable partnerships in line with the Union’s security, interests and the RePowerEU roadmap;

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    11. Underlines the need to phase out natural gas as soon as possible; notes that some sectors cannot rely substantially on electrification in the short term;

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11. Amendment 11The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 12
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    12. Urges the Commission to engage in sectoral dialogues with industries, academia, social partners and relevant stakeholders from clean tech and energy-intensive industries and (cross-border) regional industrial clusters to strengthen their competitiveness and facilitate their transition pathways; stresses that industrial ecosystems are highly interconnected and efficient, where closure of one facility affects the whole cluster; calls for annual monitoring and reporting on the competitiveness and resilience of our industrial ecosystems and on the progress made on the transition pathways, so that instruments can be adapted swiftly with tailor-made support when needed;

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    12. Urges the Commission to engage in sectoral dialogues with industries, academia, social partners and relevant stakeholders from clean tech and energy-intensive industries and (cross-border) regional industrial clusters to strengthen their competitiveness and facilitate their transition pathways; stresses that industrial ecosystems are highly interconnected and efficient, where closure of one facility affects the whole cluster; calls for an EU-level mechanism to prevent the loss of industrial capacity, particularly in key strategic and net-zero sectors; insists that the Member States, in consultation with trade unions and regional governments, must be empowered to assess alternatives to th…

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12. Amendment 12The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 12 a (new)
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    12a. Calls for the establishment of a transparent, permanent governance structure for the Clean Industrial Deal and its implementation, ensuring the structured and meaningful involvement of social partners – including trade unions – at EU, national, regional and sectoral levels in all of the Member States; stresses that this participatory governance must embed the partnership principle and allow workers’ representatives to contribute to both the design and monitoring of industrial transition pathways and funding programmes;

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13. Amendment 13ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2
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    2. Welcomes the establishment of the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank with the aim of mobilising EUR 100 billion in funding, as well as the announced pilot with a EUR 1 billion auction on the decarbonisation of key industrial processes across various sectors supporting industrial decarbonisation and electrification; emphasises the importance of scaling up investment in and access to capital for clean tech manufacturing, including via additional funding through the Innovation Fund; calls for broader participation by the Member States in auction-as-a-service schemes; calls for the adoption of investment criteria based on carbon impact, scalability and security of supply; supports Carbon Contrac…

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    2. Welcomes the establishment of the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank with the aim of mobilising EUR 100 billion in funding, as well as the announced pilot with a EUR 1 billion auction on the decarbonisation of key industrial processes across various sectors supporting industrial decarbonisation and electrification; emphasises the importance of scaling up investment in and access to capital for clean tech manufacturing, including via additional funding through the Innovation Fund; calls for broader participation by the Member States in auction-as-a-service schemes; calls for the adoption of investment criteria based on scalability and security of supply; supports Carbon Contracts for Differen…

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14. Amendment 14ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 a (new)
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    2a. Calls for the abandonment of the EU electricity market, which exposes the Member States to artificial price volatility disconnected from the physical realities of national energy mixes; calls for the complete decoupling of electricity prices from gas prices, and for a clear preference for stable and dispatchable energy sources, such as nuclear energy;

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15. Amendment 15ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)
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    5a. Opposes any attempt to increase energy taxation driven by climate-related objectives, at the expense of household purchasing power and industrial competitiveness;

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16. Amendment 16ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 7
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    7. Endorses simplification and digitalisation to speed up permitting procedures, while respecting environmental safeguards and protecting human health; calls on the Commission to further address permitting bottlenecks for industrial access to energy and industrial decarbonisation in the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act, including through the adoption of measures to accelerate judicial and administrative procedures, and to assess criteria for targeted exemptions for construction emissions and depositions for clean and net zero projects, storage and grid projects; urges the Member States to improve their administrative capacities to ensure timely processing of permits and to fully im…

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    7. Endorses simplification and digitalisation to speed up permitting procedures, while respecting environmental safeguards and protecting human health; calls on the Commission to further address permitting bottlenecks for industrial access to energy and industrial decarbonisation in the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act, including through the adoption of measures to accelerate judicial and administrative procedures, and to assess criteria for targeted exemptions for construction emissions and depositions for clean and net zero projects, storage and grid projects; urges the Commission to radically simplify permitting standards and procedures, without creating new administrative layer…

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17. Amendment 17ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 8
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    8. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in safeguarding both security of supply and affordability, all available technologies that contribute to reaching the EU’s climate neutrality goal for 2050 in a cost-effective way in the pursuit of a cleaner, stable, secure and more independent energy mix; recognises that renewable energy, alongside nuclear energy for those Member States that decide to use it, is essential for a clean and secure energy mix; calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation on the safe development and production of small modular reactors in Europe and to advance research in nuclear fusion as a future energy technology; welcomes the announced assessment of the p…

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    8. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in safeguarding both security of supply and affordability, all available technologies that contribute to reaching the EU’s climate neutrality goal for 2050 in a cost-effective way in the pursuit of a cleaner, stable, secure and more independent energy mix; recognises that nuclear energy constitutes the most stable, reliable and strategic option for a sovereign and decarbonised energy mix in the EU; calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation on the safe development and production of small modular reactors in Europe and to advance research in nuclear fusion as a future energy technology; welcomes the announced assessment of the possibilit…

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18. Amendment 18ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 14
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    14. Welcomes lead markets for European-made clean, circular and low-carbon products; underlines the need to stimulate demand through public and private procurement and with the introduction of sustainability and resilience criteria and standards, where appropriate; supports the creation of voluntary carbon intensity labels for industrial products (e.g. for steel and cement), which should reflect carbon performance rather than process bias, and alignment with existing EU legislation, including the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation9 and the Construction Products Regulation10; calls on the Commission to explore other requirements to guarantee demand for clean EU-made products; 9 Reg…

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    14. Welcomes lead markets for European-made clean, circular and low-carbon products; underlines the need to stimulate demand through public and private procurement primarily based on objective economic criteria and, where appropriate, considerations of EU industrial sovereignty in strategic sectors, while ensuring that competitive offers are not excluded on the grounds of ideologically driven sustainability and resilience criteria; supports the creation of voluntary carbon intensity labels for industrial products (e.g. for steel and cement), which should reflect carbon performance rather than process bias, and alignment with existing EU legislation, including the Ecodesign for Sustainable Pr…

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19. Amendment 19The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 12 b (new)
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    12b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce a European strategy for moratoria on the closure of industrial production sites that are necessary for the industrial transition and the industrial fabric of the Union; stresses that moratoria are essential to prevent irreversible job losses and skills losses, preserve industrial employment and counteract the trend of deindustrialisation in Europe;

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20. Amendment 20The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 12 c (new)
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    12c. Calls for corporate profits to be reinvested, in order to shift production towards affordable, sustainable and socially useful goods, rather than going into dividend payouts for shareholders;

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21. Amendment 21The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 13
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    13. Underlines that the success of the clean industrial transition hinges on a skilled workforce; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a coordinated industrial skills strategy aligned with the NZIA and clean technology priorities; supports the swift deployment and expansion of the Net-Zero Industry Academies and Centres of Vocational Excellence; encourages the use of EU instruments such as ESF+, Erasmus+ and the Just Transition Fund to support targeted up- and reskilling in industrial regions undergoing transformation, including rural areas;

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    13. Underlines that the success of the clean industrial transition hinges on a skilled workforce; calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a coordinated industrial skills strategy aligned with the NZIA and clean technology priorities; supports the swift deployment and expansion of the Net-Zero Industry Academies and Centres of Vocational Excellence; encourages the use of EU instruments such as ESF+, Erasmus+, and the Just Transition Fund to support targeted up- and reskilling in industrial regions undergoing transformation, including rural areas; insists that training and (re)skilling must be available during working hours;

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22. Amendment 22The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 13 a (new)
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    13a. Recalls that workers and their organisations have played a prominent role in developing plans for reconverting production to sustainable alternatives, for example in the steel and automotive sectors; urges the Commission to take measures that give workers the tools to have a tangible influence in the necessary transition of industry, as they have the most extensive expertise regarding production processes;

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23. Amendment 23The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 14
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    14. Welcomes lead markets for European-made clean, circular and low-carbon products; underlines the need to stimulate demand through public and private procurement and with the introduction of sustainability and resilience criteria and standards, where appropriate; supports the creation of voluntary carbon intensity labels for industrial products (e.g. for steel and cement), which should reflect carbon performance rather than process bias, and alignment with existing EU legislation, including the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation9 and Construction Products Regulation10; calls on the Commission to explore other requirements to guarantee demand for clean EU-made products; _________…

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    14. Welcomes lead markets for European-made clean, circular and low-carbon products; underlines the need to stimulate demand through public and private procurement and with the introduction of sustainability and resilience criteria and standards; recognises the major value of public procurement as a strategic lever to promote the creation of added value within the EU, thereby enhancing industrial resilience and the sustainability of European supply chains; calls, therefore, for priority to be given to European bidders in public tenders in order to strengthen Europe’s sovereignty and independence within strategic sectors;

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24. Amendment 24The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15
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    15. Welcomes the proposed actions powering the circular economy and the bioeconomy by securing access to materials and resources; encourages the Circular Economy Act to include measures to increase the use and affordability of strategic secondary materials within the EU taking into consideration the aims of the Critical Raw Materials Act11; stresses the need to define those secondary raw materials that are strategic and that should be subject to export monitoring, such as steel and metal scrap, and to tackle any imbalance in their supply and demand, including by exploring export restrictions; insists on the effective enforcement of the Waste Shipment Regulation12; calls for a predictable reg…

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    15. Welcomes the proposed actions powering the circular economy and the bioeconomy by securing access to materials and resources; encourages the Circular Economy Act to include strategies for chemical raw materials to safeguard detoxified material cycles, especially in solutions free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and measures to increase the use and affordability of strategic secondary materials within the EU taking into consideration the aims of the Critical Raw Materials Act11; stresses the need to define those secondary raw materials that are strategic and that should be subject to export monitoring, such as steel and metal scrap, and to tackle any imbalance in their supp…

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25. Amendment 25The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 16 a (new)
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    16a. Welcomes the fact that the Clean Industrial Deal provides for a revision of the Public Procurement Directive1a with the aim of mainstreaming the use of non-price criteria in accordance with the EU’s strategic goals; reiterates the need for clear and mandatory social and sustainability criteria to be included in the Public Procurement Directive to ensure that European industry workers benefit from any public support provided to industry; underlines that this also includes criteria ensuring that all workers have collective bargaining rights; ______________ 1a Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directiv…

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26. Amendment 26The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 16 b (new)
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    16b. Reiterates that European competitiveness stems from relatively high social standards, long-term sustainability investments and considerable public involvement in education, sanitation, infrastructure and care; underlines that the Public Procurement Directive should be adequately adapted to these circumstances to ensure continued European competitiveness and an industry sector in which social and sustainability conditions are met when public support and investment are received;

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27. Amendment 27The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 16 c (new)
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    16c. Considers it paramount that any public actor supporting industry, including by facilitating industry through investment in surrounding infrastructure, must be allowed to refrain from supporting actors on the basis of security risks or out of respect for fundamental human rights and international law;

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28. Amendment 28The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 19 a (new)
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    19a. Stresses that delivering the Clean Industrial Deal at the necessary scale requires substantial additional public investment that cannot be accommodated within the current ceilings of the multiannual financial framework; calls, therefore, for the establishment of a dedicated EU-level investment facility for industrial decarbonisation and competitiveness, backed by common EU debt instruments, to provide predictable, long-term financing for industry-wide transformation, resilience and job protection;

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29. Amendment 29The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 19 b (new)
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    19b. Stresses that delivering the Clean Industrial Deal at the necessary scale requires substantial additional public investment that cannot be accommodated within the current austerity framework of EU budgetary control; calls, therefore, for the abrogation of the Stability and Growth Pact and for a modification of the European Central Bank statutes;

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30. Amendment 30Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 8
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    8. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in safeguarding both security of supply and affordability, all available technologies that contribute to reaching the EU’s climate neutrality goal for 2050 in a cost-effective way in the pursuit of a cleaner, stable, secure and more independent energy mix; recognises that renewable energy, alongside nuclear energy for those Member States that decide to use it, is essential for a clean and secure energy mix; calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation on the safe development and production of small modular reactors in Europe and to advance research in nuclear fusion as a future energy technology; welcomes the announced assessment of the p…

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    8. Calls on the Commission to take into account, in safeguarding both security of supply and affordability, all available technologies that contribute to achieving a cost-effective, cleaner, stable, secure and more independent energy mix; recognises, in fact, that clean and low-carbon energy, especially nuclear for those Member States that decide to use it, is essential for a clean and secure energy mix; urges the Commission to propose a long-term nuclear energy strategy that also includes, among other things, support for the deployment of large reactors, as well as the development of fourth-generation reactors; calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation on the safe development and pr…

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31. Amendment 31PfEMotion for a resolution · Recital D a (new)
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    Da. whereas European industry is facing fierce competition from global players, with competitors benefiting from public investment, lower energy prices, and a favourable regulatory environment, which are factors that provide significant advantages and encourage the relocation of EU enterprises to non-EU countries; whereas, in recent decades, the policies pursued by the Commission, causing overregulation in industrial matters and setting unreasonable and unattainable environmental targets, have contributed to the massive relocation of EU production to non-EU countries, resulting in significant job losses, desertification and deterioration of living conditions in certain regions, as well as a…

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32. Amendment 32PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 1
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    1. Welcomes the Clean Industrial Deal as a long-awaited first step towards strengthening Europe’s industrial competitiveness and innovation, strategic autonomy, decarbonisation, prosperity and clean growth; urges the Commission to swiftly move from strategy to action and implementation; recognises that the proposed actions must be expanded with further measures; stresses that robust and well-targeted industrial policy is crucial to ensure a strong and sustainable industrial base in Europe and to create and maintain high-quality jobs while decarbonising our economy, reducing pollution and strengthening Europe’s resilience;

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    1. Notes the publication of the Clean Industrial Deal and the announcement of upcoming initiatives by the Commission; expresses concern about their potential ineffectiveness and the risk of further harming the competitiveness of EU businesses; believes that forcing market change through legislative measures, rather than allowing it to be driven by business-led innovation, is a fundamentally flawed approach; calls for a decisive change of pace from the previous legislative term, including a thorough revision and repeal of pieces of legislation adopted under the framework of the Green Deal

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33. Amendment 33PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 a (new)
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    2a. Calls, in any case, for the implementation of the economically harmful policies of the Green Deal to be suspended, to enable a re-evaluation of their objectives and application; urges the Commission, moreover, to refrain from proposing a legislative initiative for an intermediate target of 90 % reductions in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040;

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34. Amendment 34PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 b (new)
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    2b. Urges the Commission to engage in structured sectoral dialogue with industry representatives, academia, social partners, and relevant stakeholders from energy-intensive sectors, as well as cross-border regional industrial clusters, to ensure that policies are aligned with real industrial needs and challenges; affirms that well-targeted industrial policy, starting from a review of the EU decarbonisation objectives, is crucial to ensure a strong industrial base and to create and maintain high-quality jobs in the EU; affirms its commitment to fostering stable and predictable industrial policies that take into account the impact on the competitiveness of EU companies, and commits to upholdin…

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35. Amendment 35PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 17 (new)
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    17. Welcomes the proposed simplification of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the first omnibus package as an important step to further enhance the effectiveness of the CBAM to address carbon leakage; reiterates its call for a workable export solution to address the risk of carbon leakage for CBAM goods exported from the EU to non-EU countries; asks the Commission to analyse carefully the risks associated with unverified certificates from outside the EU, which could harm fairness and competitiveness; welcomes the Commission’s intention to present an anti-circumvention strategy before the end of the year, and to consider extending the CBAM to additional sectors as part of the u…

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    17. Notes the proposed simplification of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in the first omnibus package; recalls that the CBAM was introduced to compensate for the effect of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) in order to tackle carbon leakage; underlines that the CBAM, as currently designed, in parallel with the phasing out of the ETS free allowances, will not ensure a level playing field and will undermine competitiveness by increasing production costs and the administrative burden for EU companies; calls for the ETS and the CBAM to be entirely reassessed in the upcoming revision;

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36. Amendment 36PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 17 a (new)
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    17a. Notes the omnibus simplification packages recently presented by the Commission; observes that these highlight flawed or missing impact assessments in the adoption of a number of major legislative measures during the previous term, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive1a and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive1b; affirms the need, in the current context of overregulation and excessive administrative burdens, as well as heavy obligations on businesses, to repeal this legislation; underlines, in any event, the importance of safeguarding smaller enterprises; ______________ 1a Directive (EU) 2022/2464 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 Decembe…

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37. Amendment 37PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 20 a (new)
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    20a. Notes the plan for the automotive sector and the measure for additional flexibility for the calculation of manufacturers’ compliance with CO2 emissions performance standards; considers this insufficient and largely inadequate to address the challenges faced by the sector; urges the Commission to promptly review Regulation (EU) 2019/6311a, particularly by lifting the ban on combustion engine vehicles and removing the sanctions regime; strongly emphasises that technological neutrality is crucial for ensuring sustainable and competitive industry, and calls, therefore, on the Commission to revise the regulation accordingly by fully considering all relevant technological developments, includ…

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38. Amendment 38PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 c (new)
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    2c. Stresses that EU industry is struggling not only as a result of European environmental policies but also because of the overregulation that characterised the previous legislative term; urges the Commission to launch a broad process of genuine simplification and, where appropriate, deregulation;

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39. Amendment 39ECRMotion for a resolution · Recital B
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    B. whereas the Action Plan for Affordable Energy aims to provide affordable clean energy and short-term relief by lowering energy bills while accelerating the implementation of structural reforms and strengthening our energy systems to mitigate future price shocks;

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    B. whereas the Action Plan for Affordable Energy aims to provide affordable clean energy and short-term relief by lowering energy bills while accelerating the implementation of structural reforms and strengthening our energy systems to mitigate future price shocks, which must be followed by additional wide-reaching complementary measures;

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40. Amendment 40ECRMotion for a resolution · Recital C a (new)
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    Ca. whereas the deindustrialisation of certain sectors in the EU has already begun and is set to accelerate unless swift, comprehensive, and strategic measures are implemented, including a thorough revision of existing policies to enhance competitiveness, ensure energy affordability, and support sustainable industrial transformation;

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41. Amendment 41ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 a (new)
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    2a. Points to the Draghi report on the future of European competitiveness, which demonstrates that only a residual share of all emissions trading system (ETS) auctioning revenues goes towards decarbonisation investments in industries, and to the energy-intensive industries in particular; calls on the Commission to consider introducing the new optional mechanism into the system in order to directly link the cost of clearing ETS allowances (EUAs) to investment in clean technologies; suggests that this mechanism would allow the company to choose either to purchase the required amount of EUAs or to invest the equivalent amount of its funds in clean technology projects of its own that have been a…

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42. Amendment 42ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 9
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    9. Stresses the role of electrification, but notes that significant expansion and modernisation of grids are necessary; calls for an ‘EU strategy on energy flexibility’ with a focus on demand-side response and energy storage; welcomes the intention to update the Heating and Cooling Strategy and Electrification Action Plan; calls on the Commission to recognise the energy efficiency sector as a key strategic sector for industrial decarbonisation and European competitiveness;

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    9. Stresses the role of electrification, but notes that significant expansion and modernisation of grids are necessary; calls for an ‘EU strategy on energy flexibility’ with a focus on demand-side response and energy storage; remains concerned by the priority of dispatch of intermittent renewable energies, which may increase the risk of blackouts, particularly in the event of excess electricity supply in relation to demand; acknowledges that the growing share of wind and solar photovoltaic capacities puts more pressure on grid operators to maintain a stable and constant supply in the electricity grids, thus compromising the overall stability of the grids; welcomes the intention to update the…

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43. Amendment 43ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 14
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    14. Welcomes lead markets for European-made clean, circular and low-carbon products; underlines the need to stimulate demand through public and private procurement and with the introduction of sustainability and resilience criteria and standards, where appropriate; supports the creation of voluntary carbon intensity labels for industrial products (e.g. for steel and cement), which should reflect carbon performance rather than process bias, and alignment with existing EU legislation, including the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation9 and the Construction Products Regulation10; calls on the Commission to explore other requirements to guarantee demand for clean EU-made products; _____…

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    14. Welcomes lead markets for European-made clean, circular and low-carbon products; underlines the need to stimulate demand through public and private procurement and with the introduction of sustainability and resilience criteria and standards, where appropriate, while avoiding distortion of the internal market and a disproportionate increase in costs for consumers; underlines that the respective methodologies to be developed should neither discriminate against Member States with different energy mixes nor discourage companies from investing in their decarbonisation projects; supports the creation of voluntary carbon intensity labels for industrial products (e.g. for steel and cement), whi…

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