19 Amendments of Ivana MALETIĆ related to 2017/2226(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that Europe’s economy is showing encouraging signs of recovery over the past 18 quarters, with Member States displaying positive and steadily growth and unemployment reaching its lowest level since the crisis; highlights, nonetheless, that not all Member States are experiencing the same degree of recovery and that unemployment rates are still too high in many regions of Europe, particularly among young people;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to propose ambitious reforms of the governance of the euro area, including the introduction of a specific budget; welcomes the proposal for a budgetary capacity for the euro area financed by own resourcesand use of special instrument to support the adoption of the euro by the non Eurozone Member States ; welcomes the proposal for a more synergy and no fragmentation of the EU budget, set out in the final report and recommendations of the High Level Group on Own Resources of December 2016, entitled ‘Future Financing of the EU’;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Stresses, therefore, the need to foster greater convergence and inclusion; welcomes the fact that the Commission recognises there is a momentum to support the continuation of the recovery through both economic growth and social convergence; notes that for increased productivity, which is one of the preconditions for better growth, investments in innovation, education and new skills are needed.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Recalls its support for the creation of a euro area fiscal capacity in order to cope with macroeconomic shocks and increase the competitiveness and stability of Member States’ economies, as stated in its resolution of 16 February 2017 on budgetary capacity for the euro area1 ; advocates the creation of a fiscal capacity for the euro area that would not overlap with the existing policies and make the budget fragmented; considers that theat founding should come from Member States’ contributions, as part of the transfera true reform of EU financing without increasing the tax burden ofn competences, and from own resources such as the financial transaction tax; _________________ 1itizens and without decreasing the amounts for Cohesion and Common Agricultural Policy; _________________ 1 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0050. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0050.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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3. Welcomes the streamlining and focus of the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs); expresses its concern, however, regarding the uneven degree of implementation of the CSRs across policy areas and countries; calls on the Commission and Member States to closely collaborate and coordinate the process in order to support structural reforms and boost investment; stresses the need for more synergy between EU budget and member states budget with the aim to achieve AGS priorities and implement CSRs.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the announcement by President Juncker concerning the proposal to transform the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a European Monetary Fund to be integrated into the EU framework; urges the Commission to adopt proposals to fully integrate all intergovernmental tools related to the euro into the EU framework, and is convinced that all reforms to further integrate the governance of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) into the EU framework must be reflected in the post- 2020 MFF.;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that it is necessary to encourage public and private investment in infrastructure, research, development, innovation and education with the aim to increase productivity and impact positively on economic growth and increase of wages;calls for strong and efficient cohesion policy which will, among other priorities, support implementation of economic policy mix to reach high development, growth and job creation;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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4. Emphasises the important role in the recovery process of cohesion policy as the main investment policy in Europe; considers, however, that its interaction with the European Semester should be improved to further increase the multiplier effect of cohesion spending and its contribution to sustainable and inclusive growth; points out that more flexibility is needed in defining the activities and projects which should be financed from ESI funds and linked with annually defined CSRs and AGSs.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the need to speed up the implementation of the ESI funds as they provide important support to structural reforms and national investment policies; calls on the Member States to develop strong coordination structuresand planning structures, and to reduce administrative burden with the aim to make their use more effective and efficient;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the extension in duration and size of the European Fund for Strategic Investments until 2020 to help boost investment, avoid disruptions in financing and to assure project promoters that they can still plan projects after the initial investment period; underlines the need for complementarities and synergies between those tools;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the role of the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) in supporting tailor-made assistance in order to help Member States carry out their reforms; stresses, in this respect, the importance of continued structural reforms at all levels of government and the removal of red tape surrounding ongoing investments so as to help improve the business and investment environments; points out that deduction from existing technical assistance resources received under the ESI funds cannot be solution for SRSP in the future.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 2
2. Highlights, however, the persistent structural problem of insufficient growth of potential output and productivity, flanked by too low a level of investments and wages, leading to persistent social inequalitiesNotes that, slow growth of potential output and productivity creates and obstacle for wage increase;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of a wage increase at European level in order to boost private consumption as the main support for growth; reminds however that only greater output per hour worked, or per worker, can help to support higher pay for that output and, therefore, stresses the need for more investments in research, development and innovation as well as in technological modernisation; points out the need to focus on the interaction between monetary, fiscal and incomes (including wage and profit development) policies rather than only fiscal issues;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the importance of public and private investment for boosting and leveraging investmenteconomic growth in the EU; considers that the policy mix proposed in the AGS 2018 should be further developed to remedy the current decrease in public and private investment in the EU; highlights that this decrease also affects local and regional authorities, threatening their ability to deliver quality public services;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 6
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the European Semester and the Country-Specific Recommendations should achieve the objectives set out in the Pillar of Social Rightcontribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in the Europe 2020 Strategy, Cohesion Policy, Youth Guarantee Schemes, Pillar of Social Rights and other European strategies and policies;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the toolinstruments available are not yet equal to the task of fullyshould be use efficiently and in synergy with MSs national budgets in order to addressing the EU’s cyclical and structural problemhallenges, in particular the need to strengthen smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and, increase productivity, to boost and job creation, promotesupport convergence, support sustainable investments and enhance resilience to shocks;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that a fiscal capacity – on top of existing capacities, and not through redeployments that would undermine the vital role currently played by structural funds and cohesion policy – represents a necessary tool for increasing incentives for convergence and toand investment funds as an instrument of cohesion policy – should be used for structural reform, counter asymmetric or symmetric economic shocks and for investments;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
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16. Is concerned that gaps and discrimination on the labour market remain high throughout the European Union, contributing to differences in remuneration, retirement, participation in decision- making and wealth between men and women; stresses the importance of preserving high standards in relation to the quality of the proposed employment; points out that skills gap should be tackled with proper reform of educational system;