13 Amendments of Rina Ronja KARI related to 2015/2210(INI)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeDoubts the fact that economic recovery is slowly gaining ground, withdespite forecasts predicting GDP in the euro area expected to rise by 2.1% in 2016; notes with concern, however, that even in Member States experiencing export let growth, its foundations are fragile, mainly owing to the EU's underlying structural weaknesses and resulting low international competitivenespolicies suppressing domestic demand and increasing economic problems in China and other countries;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that many Member States, in particular in the eurozone, are faced with similar macroeconomic challenges, including most importantly high debts and low investexternal and public debts, high unemployment and low investment; deplores the insistence of the Eurogroup on austerity policies harming both investment and employment;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the persistently high unemployment rates across most Member States, in particular the youth and long- term unemployment rates; stresses the need to reform national labour markets in order toduce precariousness and raise internal demand; stresses the need for public investment programs to restart growth and increase job creation rates;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that further fiscal consolidation is still needed in many Member States in order to comply with the conditions of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP)which austerity policies have led to extremely high levels of public debt; notes the Commission's interpretative communication on flexibility in the SGP, aimed at clarifying the scope of the investment clause and allowing for a certain degree of temporary flexibility in the preventive arm of the SGP;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance offact that current lack of investment is due to suppressed demand; notes that access to finance for enterprises, in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which constitute the backbone of the EU economy; points out the failure of currently low interest rates to boost investment is available in most Member States;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fall in the number of Member States subject to the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP), from 11 in 2014 to 9 in 2015; notes, however, that the number is still relatively high, and reiterates its call for a shift in the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) to be, where relevant, better coordinated with the EDP recommendations so as to ensure consistency between surveillance of the fiscal position and economic polward growth and job-friendly policies and a larger reliance on national government's democraticy coordinationhoices;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the need to adopt policies that enhance growth and employment and considers that fiscal consolidation is a secondary objection; stresses that for Members States suffering from excessive debt burdens, public debt needs to be restructured through extending maturities, lowering interest rates and haircuts;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the role of strong unions and labour protection laws in safeguarding employment and enhancing wage growth; calls for a shift away from consumption taxes to wealth taxes;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Deplores the fact that the CSRs suffer from lack of ownership at national level and from a democratic accountability mechanism; calls, in this context, for an increased role for national parliaments in the preparatheir substitution ofby the National Reform Programmes (NRPs) prepared and approved by national parliaments; stresses that increased ownership is a crucial factor for the successful implementation of the CSRsany reform agenda and, in the longer term, for the success of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the destructive impact of high debprivate debt and unemployment levels on economic growth in the EU; recalls that these stem structural flaws of the Eurozone and the resulting current account gaps; calls on the Commission to explore innovative ways of speeding up and lessening the negative impactdisastrous economic and social consequences of deleveraging in the banking, and private and public sectorssectors and enhance public investment;