Activities of Tibor SZANYI related to 2015/2210(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2015 priorities (A8-0307/2015 - Dariusz Rosati) HU
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2015 priorities - Steps towards completing the Economic and Monetary Union (debate) HU
Amendments (12)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas unemployment in the EU remains at unacceptably high levels, but is on a declining path setexpected to fall to 9.2 % in the EU and 10.5 % in the euro area in 2016;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the European Parliament considers that the reduction in unemployment rates is just as important as improving employment indicators;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that economic recovery is slowly gaining groundpositive signs of economic recovery can be seen in some cases, with GDP in the euro area expected to rise by 2.1% in 2016; notes with concern, however, that its foundations are fragile, mainly owing to the EU’s underlying structural weaknesses and resulting low international competitiveness, and raises attention to the fact that the existing problems of certain Member States and regions are due to different reasons;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the persistently high unemployment rates across most Member States, and is saddened by in particular the youth and long- term unemployment rates; stresses the need to reform national labour markets in order to increase job creation rates and concentrate on creating quality workplaces; condemns the methods of certain Member States with which they distort the unemployment rates and stresses the importance of employment rates to create a more realistic picture than the current one;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of 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; expresses its concern regarding the fact that the lending practice of the banking system has become significantly more cumbersome;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the need to improve the EU’s business environment as well as to raise productivity levels; stresses the importance of sound business regulation for the success of the EFSI; calls, therefore, for the removal of administrative barriers, cutting red tape and reform and increase the transparency of Member States’ tax systems in every respect;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Agrees with the Commission that many Member States need to be more ambitious in implementing structural reforms in order to make product and services markets more competitive; at the same time raises attention again to the fact that structural reforms can be achieved only by taking social aspects into proper consideration; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s communication on the roadmap for completing the Digital Single Market as well;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for Member States to adapt their public finances by conducting a counter-cyclical policy when necessary and making full use of the existing flexibility clauses foreseen in the legislation; considers that Member States with high debt levels in particular must continue with growth-friendly fiscal consolidation and urgently implement the recommended structural reforms that take social aspects into consideration, while those with more fiscal space should use it to accelerate investment;
Amendment 210 #
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 possibility of maintaining this status in the long run is not necessarily guaranteed in the case of every Member State, and the number is still relatively high, and reiterates its call for 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 policy coordination; at the same time raises attention to the fact that the measures taken for leaving the Excessive Deficit Procedure must consider social aspects as well;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the role of flexible labour markets in combatting unemployment, in particular the negative impa; stresses again that the protect ion job creation rates of rigid rules on dismissal, excessive minimum wage levels and lengthy labour disputesof the weaker contracting party, i.e. the employee, must be provided, in particular despite the simplification of the rules concerning dismissal; calls for a shift away from labour taxes to other sources of taxation;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to further streamline the European Semester and its current timetable in order to harmonise the mutual impact of national documents (NPRs and Convergence/Stability Programmes) and documents prepared by the Commission (CSRs and Country Reports) so as to strengthen synergy and facilitate coordination of national policies but not by reducing the possibility of achieving the original goals;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the destructive impact of high debt levels on economic growth in the EU; calls on the Commission to explore innovative ways of speeding up and lessening the negative impact of deleveraging in the banking, private and public sectors; while taking social aspects constantly into consideration;