6 Amendments of Philippe DE BACKER related to 2011/2071(INI)
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the introduction of the ‘European Semester’ and enhanced fiscal policy coordination should leave enough scope and flexibility to the EU Member States to pursue an effective alternative counter-cyclical strategy and stability policy, geared to distribution and development and providing an adequate level of public services and infrastructure for EU citizensthe policies they believe appropriate in accordance with the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that steps needed to improve the European economic governance capacity should not lead to any deficit in democratic legitimacy and accountability; warns, therefore, against a set-up of the Annual Growth Survey as a bureaucratic act which lacks the approval of the European Parliamentbelieves that the European parliament should therefore hold a debate and give its opinion after the publication of the Annual Growth Survey by the Commission;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure an equal treatmentthe full implementation of 2020 targets and flagship initiatives in their guidance and recommendations addressed to each Member State and the EU as a whole;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Underlines the role of the economic dialogue with the European Parliament adopted with the economic governance package, which consists of enabling the Commission to make its analyses public and for the President of the Council, the Commissa dialogue between the European institutions and, where appropriate, the President of the European Council or the President of the Eurogroup to discuss on surveillance procedures (the Stability and Growth Pact and macro-economic imbalances); recalls that, when the Commission makes its studies public, one or more of the ministers of economics and finance involved might respond, thereby initiating a debate across borders and enabling peer pressure, which the current provisions have failed to make possibles well as with the national level to initiate a cross-border and public debate, increase the transparency and enable peer pressure; the relevant committee of the EP may invite the President of the Commission, of the Eurogroup and of the European Council and offer the opportunity to a Member State concerned by decisions in the EDP and/or EIP to participate in an exchange of views;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Calls for the development of the concept of a European Treasury to strengthen the implementation capacity of the European semester and the economic pillar of EMU; the future institutional developments should be made taking into account the evolution of the EFSF and the ESM;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Underlines that the policy guidance to Member States partly concerns policy areas like wages and pensions that in line with Article 153 of the TFEU fall under the competences of Member States and social partners, but shall be supported and complemented by the European Union, in line with Article 153 of the TFEU; emphasizes that democratic accountability needs to be ensured and the principles of subsidiarity and social dialogue to be respected in order to preserve the policy space required for National implementation;