Activities of Marco VALLI related to 2014/2059(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2014 priorities (A8-0019/2014 - Philippe De Backer) IT
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2014 priorities (debate) IT
Amendments (15)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Article 3 thereof,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas compliance with the EU funder the Treaties the Union is cal and macroeconomic surveillance framework is essential to the proper functioning of the European Monetary Union (EMU)led upon to work for sustainable development based on economic growth aiming at full employment and social progress;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas enhanced coordination between Member States’ macroeconomic and budgetary policies is needed in order to achieve a genuine EMU;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Semester plays an essential role in coordinating economic and budgetary policies in the Member States;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the fact that economic recovery in the EU is not yet under way; reiterates, howemoreover, that thie danger signs areco very is fragile and uneven, and must be sustained in order to deliver more growth and jobs in the medium termalarming, suggesting as they do that the slow-down is extending even to the German economy, which has over the years been a driving force;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the ambitious structural reforms implemented by Member States under the macroeconomic adjustment programmes; finds it regrettable that the Member States in the rest of the euro area are less ambitious in modernising their economies, which is one ofMaintains that the current situation proves that EU austerity policies have failed utterly, given that the economic and social aims embodied in the Treasons for the low growth prospects in the medium and long termty have been disregarded;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. StresseCalls, therefore, the impfort ance of continuing the process of deep and sustainable structural reforms to deliver on growth and job immediate review of all rules imposing unreasonable fiscal constraints on Member States; reiterates, in this connection, the fact that the EU cannot compete on costs alone, but needs to invest more in research and development, education and skills, and resource efficiency, both at national and European level;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls, therefore, for growth-enhancing measures to be taken into consideration, one possibility being to factor out investment in support of research and economic development, excluding it from calculation of the ratio of government deficit to gross domestic product under the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that with regard to the forthcoming European Semester, the policy of growth- friendly fiscal consolidation should be pursued to improve fiscal sustainability; stresses, however, the fact that special emphasis should be placed on growth-enhancing reforms and policieeconomic policies should be implemented more purposefully to improve conditions for EU citizens;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses, once again, its call on Member States to simplify their tax systems and reiterates its call to shift taxes from labour to consumption to make the use of resources more efficient and sustainable; calls on the Commission to take urgent action and develop a comprehensive strategy based on concrete legislative measures to fight tax fraud, tax avoidance, and tax evasion;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that the biggest limitation on the EU economy is the low level of private investment;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underlines the fact that public and private investment is crucial, as it works on the supply and demand side of the economy, creating jobs, generating incomes for households, increasing tax revenue, and helping governments consolidate andto boosting growth;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission urgently to propose measures to complete the internal market for capital to improve the allocation of capital to businesses in order to revitalise the real economy; believes that further alternatives to bank financing are needed, particularly by improving the conditions for financing through the capital markets and investing in the development of innovative financing channels such as crowdfunding;