Activities of Ivana MALETIĆ related to 2016/2306(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2017
Amendments (13)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU budget could help relieve the strain on national budgets and bolster fiscal consolidation efforts, while not calling into question the principle of shared managemenprovide an added value for investments and structural reforms in Member States if greater synergy between existing instruments and linkage with Member States' budgets is introduced; therefore AGS, as an important policy document which provides basic content for national reform programmes, country-specific recommendations and implementation plans, should serve as a guideline for Member States and for the preparation of national budgets, in order to introduce joint solutions visible in national budgets and linked to the EU budget;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Agrees that stability mechanisms are essential, but and recalls that they must guarantee a framework for living together, in particular by preserving public services accessible to all generations and territories; considers that the expenditure incurred by the policies related to food, European defence, international cooperation and territorial cohesion should be removed from the convergence criteria established by the Stability and Growth Pactimplementation and compliance with criteria established by the Stability and Growth Pact should be a priority for Member States; welcomes making full use of its existing flexibility clauses, so as to support greater investment and structural reforms, as well as to deal with security threats and refugee inflows;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that improving the systems for collecting VAT and customs duties should be theof highest priority ofor all Member States; welcomes the Commission’'s proposal for establishing an EU black list of tax havens, which should be enforced by criminal sanctions with the aim of dealing with multinationals that evade taxes; recalls the need tofor the introduction of a resfort to newm of own resources for the EU budget, suchsystem which should lead to as taxation on speculative financial movements and on environmental and social driftrue reform of EU financing without increasing the tax burden on citizens;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that growth is still insufficient to create the jobs that the EU urgently needs, especially for its young people, and that it is necessary to encourage more public and private investment into infrastructure and SMEs; welcomes a further boost of the Youth Employment Initiative: an additional €500 million under the YEI specific allocation, matched by €1 billion from the European Social Fund for the period 2017-2020, which will give several YEI-eligible Member States the possibility to invest more of ESF funding into youth employment measures;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to extend and expand the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in terms of duration and financial capacity; highlights that reinforcement of EFSI is important in order to return investment back to its long-term sustainable trend, to continue delivering concrete results and to provide project promoters with certainty that they will still be able to prepare projects after the initial investment period;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that monetary control is an integral part of the problems of economic development; recalls that monetary policy must be at the service of a budget policy focused on stimulating demandpolicy, if strongly supported by a proper budgetary policy, can boost economic development, sustainable growth and job creation;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the use of structural funds can under no circumstances be subject to macroeconomic conditionESI funds is subject to macroeconomic conditions; having in mind the correlation between good economic governance and absorption capacity calls on the Commission to encourage the use of ESIFs for the implementation of Country Specific Recommendations by prolonging the fiscal adjustment period, wherein ESIFs are used as a flanking measure for implementing structural reforms and achieving an increase in investments.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that, compared to other large markets such as the USA, the EU has strict fiscal rules, uneven legislation across Member States and a large number of different limitations which represent obstacles to progress, innovative solutions and growth; therefore calls on the Commission to carry out a more detailed discussion with Member States on common activities and rules which must be established on EU level in order to support the exchange of knowledge, experiences, technologies, innovation, development and fast startup growth prior to the bringing of the Annual Growth Survey.
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with the Commission that access to finance and strengthening single market is crucial for businesses to grow;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the financial system and its institutions are crucial for investment and growth in the European economy; stresses that the current financial system is characterised by increased safety and stability; calls on Member States to define appropriate models to decrease percentage of non-performing loans;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that a step-by-step completion of the Banking Union shall aim at increasing resilience in the banking sector and contributing to financial stability; notes that more funds within EFSI and ESIF should be allocated for financial instruments to the SMEs.
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that projected GDP growth for the EU is not enough for job creation and development, therefore calls for more investment in innovation, startups and R&D as well as partnership among policy makers, legislators, researchers, producers and innovators in designing regulation which encourage creativity and new ideas.
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the importance of national parliaments debating national reform programs, country reports and country-specific recommendations; stresses that coordination of these documents with local and regional governments as well as other stakeholders can support and improve their implementation.