7 Amendments of Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ related to 2013/2277(INI)
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the economic situation and recent developments in some Member States, particularly those which have already been in crisis for years, have compromised the quality of employment, social protection and health and safety standards;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Deplores the unpreparedness of the EU andprimarily of the EU institutions and also of other international institutions, including the IMF, for a sovereign debt crisis of a large magnitude inside a monetary union;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets the lack of transparency in the MoU negotiations; notes the necessity to evaluate whether formal documents were clearly communicated in due time to the national parliaments and the European Parliament; further notes the possible negative impact of such practices on citizens’ rights and the political situation within the countries concerned; notes that they may further aggravate the sense of a democratic deficit;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the programmes for Greece, Ireland and Portugal comprise a number of detailed prescriptions for the reform of health systems reform, a matter in relation to which powers are vested solely in the Member States, and expenditure cuts; regrets that the programmes are not bound by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Treaties, including Art. 168(7) TFEU;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that financial assistance achieved in the short run the avoidance of a disorderly default on sovereign debt that would have had extremely severe economic and social consequences, as well as spill-over effects for other countries of an incalculable magnitude, and possibly the forced exit of countries from the euro area; further notes that there is no guarantee this will be avoided in the long run; also notes that the financial assistance and adjustment programme in Greece have not prevented an orderly default nor contagion of the crisis to other Member States; deplores the downturn in economic growth and social downturnwelfare which became evident when the fiscal and macroeconomic corrections were put into place;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that fiscal multipliers are difficult to assess with certainty; recalls in this respect that the IMF admitted to underestimating the fiscal multiplier in its growth forecasts prior to October 2012 but that the Commission stated in November 2012 that forecast errors were not due to the underestimation of fiscal multipliers; points out that this expression of public disagreement between the Commission and the IMF was not followed up and that the origin of the forecasting errors is still unknown;
Amendment 594 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the Troika’s mandate has been perceived as being unclear andnot altogether clear either from the legal point of view or as regards the exact aims, and as lacking transparency;