26 Amendments of Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN related to 2015/2285(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas economic recovery and the effective implementation of structural reforms in the European Union is under way but remains uneven between and within Member States and is partly driven by temporary factors;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the euro area’s current account surplus continues to rise, while Europe still faces an importantpublic and private debt levels remain very high and are a drag on growth and hold back investment gap;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the 2016 Annual Growth Survey package and the proposed policy mix of investment, structural reform and fiscal responsibilityconsolidation, with increased emphasis on domestic demand and convergence, complementing accommodative monetary policiesthe effective implementation of structural reforms to ensure well- functioning labour, product, services and capital markets, quality education and training systems, modern and efficient social security systems and to promote innovation and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes improvements in public finances, in particular gradually declining debt/GDP ratioa fall in headline budget deficits and gradually declining debt/GDP ratios but points out that public debt still remains very high in some Member States, which is a drag on growth and a burden for future generations;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for further efforts to support recovery, foster convergence and correct macroeconomic imbalances, including by channelling excess savings towards the domestic economy and boosting investmentaddressing falling labour and total factor productivity, which are the main sources of divergences in growth rates;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is encouraged by mild improvements in labour market indicators; calls for more effort to reduce poverty, social exclusion and growing inequalitiesenhance economic and labour- market reforms that will enhance productivity, demand and thereby reduce unemployment;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the renewal of the Europe 2020 Integrated Guidelines, and calls for strengthening the role of the Europe 2020 Strategy in guiding the European Semester with respect to Europe 2020´s objectives on enhancing the employment rate and private R&D investment;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the European Fund for Strategic Investments to be used to maximum effect to support economically profitable higher-risk projects not financed otherwise, and to promote growth, job creation and cohesionstructural growth, structural job creation and structural economic competitiveness;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is aware of the ongoing deleveraging process in the private sector; points to the importance of coimplementing the banking union andexisting pillars of the banking union and establish a Capital Markets Union to help boosting equity investments in SMEs;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for product and service market reforms and better regulation, promoting innovation and quality-based competition;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that further steps be taken towards resilient labour markets with reduced segmentation and sustainable welfare systems with increased focus on social investmentimproved allocation of human resources and sustainable welfare systems;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need for responsible fiscal policies, taking into accounthat ensure debt sustainability, the economic cycle and investment gaps;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Insists on implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact, while making use of available fiscal space, inter alia, to deal with security threats and refugee inflows;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the need for improved tax collection, and fighting tax evasion and avoidance and improved tax policy coordination;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. WelcomesTakes note of the recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area as a way to deepen policy coordination in the follow-up to the Five Presidents’ Report;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises that, given its high level of interdependence and the singleness of its monetary policy, the euro area needs to be viewed as one macroeconomic entity where convergence must be promoted; calls therefore for an in-depth aggregate assessment of macroeconomic imbalances in the euro area to complimportance of enhanced action by national governments to implement necessary economic reforms and strengthen economic competitiveness; insists on substantial improvements in the assessment of country-specific vulnerabilities; insists on full coherence between the euro area recommendation and country-specific recommendations;rate of implementation of country-specific recommendations, particularly in countries where structural reforms are urgently needed.
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls that monetary policy can succeed in supporting cyclical recovery but can only facilitate and not replace structural reforms necessary for structural recovery; underlines the Member States' and the European institutions' responsibility to restore confidence to enable private investments, entrepreneurship and active participation of citizens in the economic cycle;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes increased attention to the euro area’s aggregate fiscal stance; calls for greater discussion on whether it can be considered broadly neutral given the large investment gapTakes notes of the assessment of a broadly neutral aggregate fiscal stance in the euro area;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the recommendation to differentiate fiscal effort by individual Member States taking into account their respective positions vis-à-viso ensure compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact requirements and stabilisation needs, as well as spillover effects; notes that high-surplus countries have significant fiscal space which they could use to the benefit of their populations and the monetary union as a whole;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Agrees that while the euro area’s high current account surplus is a welcome sign of the euro area’s external competitiveness,; it also implies a lack of internal investment and a risk of euro appreciation when monetary policy starts to become less accommodative, with advnsists that more must be done to enhance competitiveness and productivity so as to increase net exports´ contribution to aggregate demand; reiterates that greater productivity will sersve effects on growth and employmentto enhance potential growth and investment demand;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises the need to foster real economic and social convergence driven by enhanced improvements in productivity and non- cost factors; underlines the importance of all Member States having sufficient investment capacity, enabling balanced and sustainable growth;cost competitiveness
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Believes that better implementation of country-specific recommendations requires clearly articulated priorities at European level and genuine public debate and commitment at national level, leading to greater relevance and ownership;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Requests that plenary debates with the Commission and the President of the Eurogroup on the draft euro area recommendation become regular features in order to strengthen and complement existing democratic dialogue and accountability, for example the economic dialogue;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35