Activities of Pascal DURAND related to 2014/2145(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that it is absolutely vital for the democratic legitimacy of EMU to be improved substantially within the EU’s institutional framework and in line with the Community method; calls therefore to integrate, as soon as possible, the ESM within the community acquis and, after a comprehensive assessment of its implementation, the relevant provisions of the TSCG into the legal framework of the European Union within five years at the latest; reiterates its conviction that the conclusion of international agreements outside the EU legal framework jeopardises its unity as well as its consistency and effectiveness, does not provide for genuine parliamentary scrutiny, hence shall be avoided;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the Eurogroup and the Eurosummit are, respectively, informal configurations of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council and of the European Council, that they anyway took major decisions in the field of the EMU and that those decisions suffer therefore from a lack of democratic legitimacy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the improvement of the economic governance framework should be based on a set of interconnected and mutually consistent policies that foster growth and employment instead of focusing solely on deficit reduction, and whereas the full development of the Single Market is a prerequisite for this to happen;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the European Commission, as one of the European institutions involved in defining, deciding and monitoring the compliance of national governments' economic adjustment programmes with the MoU, to regularly report to the European Parliament on the relevant decisions taken when it acts as member of the Troika;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the economic governance framework to be a key political initiative that underpins the foundations ofEmphasises the need to properly articulate the economic governance framework with the Europe 2020 goals and flagship initiatives which are aimed at fully exploiting the Single Market’s untapped growth potential; underlines the fact that the economic crisis has clearly shown the importance of strengthening the EU’s innovation potential by facilitating market access and mobility and, combating Single Market fragmentation across the Union and boosting investments in the real economy, particularly in sectors that contribute to sustainable development, resource efficiency and energy transition;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the setting-up of the Interparliamentary Conference on Economic and Financial Governance of the European Union; underscores, nevertheless, its limits when it comes to encouraging accountability on the part of decision-makers; points out that responsi and calls for a clarification of its role and competences, even though such cooperation must not lead to the establishment of a new joint parliamentary body; Stresses that proper legitimacy and accountabilitiesy must be asensumred at the appropriatenational and EU level, wi by the national parliaments scrutinising national governments and the European Parliament scrutinising the European executive, and that such cooperation must not lead to the establishment of a new joint parliamentary bodand the European Parliament respectively;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the review of the framework’s effectiveness, with a view to assessing the effective and uniform application of governance rules by the Commission, the Council and the Member States; considers however that putting debt levels on a sustainable track cannot be achieved through massive budgetary cuts in basic welfare systems, which has dramatic social consequences and is damaging the European recovery; underlines therefore the need for a more balanced approach between the short- term objective of cutting deficits and long- term policies; believes that this review should also inspire a re-evaluation of the Single Market governance framework and explore possible synergy effects between the two processes;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its call for the procedures to provide for the appropriate involvement of the European Parliament in the economic governance cycle, paving the way for the adoption, by Parliament and the Council, of the measures necessary to strengthen Single Market governance, and in particular those which address the areas in which the Union’s regulatory framework has been established in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure laid down in Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; asks for a revision of the economic governance legal framework in order to better take into consideration the need to boost investments in the real economy;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that it is vital to distinguish between countries’ operating expenditure and their productsustainable and inclusive investments, and that it is for the Commission, with the help of Eurostat, to lay down, in advance, strict eligibility criteria that allow for more favourable treatment of productsustainable and inclusive investments that guarantee the viability of public finances in the long term, in accordance with Article 126(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU);
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that a minmajor changes to the Treaties, i.e.ncluding the delecreation of Article 126(10) TFEU, would make it possible for the Court of Justice to penalise infringements, as befits a community based on the rule of law.a European Monetary Fund and Eurobonds, will ultimately be necessary to implement a genuine, efficient and democratic EMU, required for the economic and social needs of the 21st century;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that the evaluation of the state of the Single Market should be made an integral part of the economic governance framework, laying the foundation for an annual Single Market cycle by reinforcing a pillar dedicated to the Single Market within the European Semester; underlines that the full implementation of the revised public procurement directives, particularly its rules on award criteria, can help public authorities to better spend public resources and avoid in the long run unnecessary environmental and social costs, and thereby positively affect the stability of public finances;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that good economic governance and the impact thereof can be effective only if all stakeholders are involved, including social partners, consumer and social and environmental NGOs; invites the Commission and the Member States to secure the democratic principle of civil dialogue through the structured involvement of relevant stakeholders in economic governance, and in particular in the European Semester process.