Cecimo proposed ten key for defining industrial goals of European union

Cecimo, for the European elections, proposed his Manifesto to the Heads of State and Government, with ten key recommendations when defining the future European Union industrial policy and setting the European Union’s annual and multiannual priorities. Cecimo represents globally the common position of European Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies, and promotes co-operation with other organisations worldwide. Cecimo encourages research and innovation driven by the present and future needs of the market. Cecimo contributes to shaping EU research and innovation policies. It is also involved in many EU-funded projects and encourages enterprises in participating to National and European programmes.

This is ten key Cecimo recommendations to the Heads of State and Government and the candidates for the 2019 European Elections and the future European Commission: Place industry at the top of the political agenda of the European Parliament and the European Commission during the next institutional cycle (2019-2024) and appoint a European Commission Vice-President for industry; Continue the progress in the Digital Single Market Agenda and develop an industrial policy for the digital era – by improving digital infrastructures, building trust in data, enabling automation and removing difficult for digitisation; Guarantee the necessary funding and policy support for strategic value chains and innovative technologies in the next European Union budget to accelerate the ongoing industrial transformation – by investing in research, innovation, skills and digital capacity development programmes together with tax incentives and other financial instruments; Promote reciprocity with trading partners and put forward a more assertive European Union trade agenda, especially vis-à-vis China and the United States; Bridge the skills gap in the fields of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, industry 4.0 and digitisation; and maximise their benefits for businesses by fostering strategies and initiatives linked to research activities, test beds, European Union & national investment projects and industrial competences; Remain in the driver’s seat for standardisation and improve the process for the development and referencing of European and international standards for the manufacturing sector; Ensure the protection of European Intellectual Property Rights trade secrets, confidential industrial design and data sets at European and international level; Be cautious when considering the need to revise European Union legislation for example in the case of the Machinery Directive, to avoid regulating new technologies too early and stifling innovation; Safeguard industrial investments and provide legal certainty by promoting evidence-based policymaking and ensuring that future legislation is future-proof and technology neutral in vital areas for the European Union industrial competitiveness, such as transport Co2 emissions; Simplify further the Posting of Workers Directive regarding the obligations of the Directive for Smes, particularly, for short-term technical assistance activities. The freedom of movement and services across Europe should be facilitated and guaranteed.