Translation of "secteur industriel en crise " (French → English) :

141.Advocates a multi-regional industrial policy approach that relaunches sustainable growth in contracting economies and those exposed to significant risks to their industrial base; notes the urgent need to implement measures to support those industrial sectors most affected by the crisis and by international competition; supports a high value-added strategy in the integration of regional economies, especially the southern economies, into global value chains; believes ...[+++]that smart specialisation strategies are particularly relevant in this context and that existing industrial strengths need to be promoted via increased innovation and specialisation; believes that in parallel with smart specialisation strategies, as regards access to finance, an investment strategy for the south is needed;

1. Draws attention to the existing resources made available through cohesion policy and the Structural Funds, capitalising on the European Investment Bank's financial engineering schemes, as well as the national, regional and municipal economic development policies in support of the reconversion of old industrial areas and the reindustrialisation of crisis-stricken industrial areas, the aim being to achieve a modern and sustainable reindustrialisation; regrets, however, that these options do not always address the real region-specific problems and that the structural and inv ...[+++]estment funding made available is not fully taken up by Member States and regions at a time when industry is being hit hard by the crisis;

7. Notes that the absence of a common defence industrial policy has led to considerable fragmentation of the defence market in terms of demand and supply, regulations and standards; recognises that a common defence industrial policy makes sense economically to reinforce the role of the European Union on the global scale and maintain Europe’s technological capacity while still taking into account the specificities of each Member State; believes therefore that European defence industrial policy should promote multidimensional cooperation for the benefit of the EU, outlining the main industrial objectives, mapping the comparative advantages and strategic i ...[+++]ndustrial sectors and emphasising the role of the European Defence Agency (EDA), one of main actors in defining European industrial policy, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) bodies in supporting cooperation among Member States; further recognises the need for the Defence Industrial Headline Goal 2030 to help coordinate the defence policies of the Member States; notes that cross-border and transatlantic industrial cooperation can facilitate access to new technologies, promote advanced product development and provide an incentive to seek effective measures to reduce costs and shorten the production cycle; notes that due to the financial crisis no EU defence industry can be viable on a national basis and that pursuing consolidation of the EU defence industry will lead to decreasing defence budgets;

In addition, such crises may also have a wider adverse impact on society as a whole, by their impact on the socioeconomic situation of the farmers and of the industrial sectors concerned and on consumer confidence in the safety of products of animal origin.

In addition, such crises may also have a wider adverse impact on society as a whole, by their impact on the socioeconomic situation of the farmers and of the industrial sectors concerned and on consumer confidence in the safety of products of animal origin.

Although most industrial sectors have recorded job losses, they have also experienced an increase in both value added and labour productivity This is the case, notably, in sectors such as chemicals, aeronautical and aerospace industries, telecommunications materials, but also a large number of other industrial sectors (Table 3; see annex).