11 Amendments of Sven SCHULZE related to 2014/2222(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU needs to make a decisive change in an economic policy that has allowed the Union to drift away from the EU 2020 targets, and that has increased the risks of secular stagnation; whereas the EU is worryingly losing weight in the world economyis worryingly losing weight in the world economy due to low competitiveness, loss of its industrial base in many Member States and lack of a business- friendly environment and a culture of entrepreneurship, while most other countries are showing solid signs of recovery; whereas in October 2014 the IMF estimated that the probability of a recession in the euro area had increased and would reach 35-40% at year’s end;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is aware of the link between fiscal responsibility, boosting investments and structural reforms in the member states, but recalls that the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact have to be respected.
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact thatWelcomes the existence of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) will be based on recycled EU resources and will not raise public ‘fresh’ money, apart from an extra EUR 5 billion from the EIB; stresses the risks of an insufficient fund based on overly optimistic assumptions about the likelihood of attracting the bulk of the financing needed from private investors; calls on the Commission to consider using the EIB’s annual profits and undisbursed dividends to increase resources without endangering the bank’s AAA ratingand its important contribution of EUR 5 billion from the EIB; calls on the Commission to explore ways of using the agreed EU budget and other, newpossibly other unused resources to ensure that it will not fail to deliver;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the extension of the pace of fiscal consolidation, and the introduction of new headline targets – focusing more on structural than on cyclical deficits – that will have a positive effect on employment and growth; notes, however, that the size of fiscal multipliers in the current context is nevertheless still very high and that this will inevitably have a negative impact on economic growth and job creation; calls on the Commission to explore the possibility of introducing escape clauses, or of delaying these targets, in order to avoid weakening demand further and destroying jobs;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. stresses the importance of creating a culture of entrepreneurship in Europe by reducing the barriers for self-employment and business foundation. This can be supported by an intelligent mix of financial support such as the microfinance and social entrepreneurship axis of the EaSI programme or One Stop Shop solutions in public administration for registering new business;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that cohesion policy measures have an essential role to play in reducing internal competitive disparities and structural imbalances; calls on the Commission to find specific solutions for those Member States that, though facing very high unemployment, are obliged to return EU funds owing to co-financing problems; calls, therefore, on the Commission to apply the frontloading principle to all funds for these Member States in the 2014-2020 period;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets that the European Semester has not been sufficiently aligned withCalls on the European Commission to better align the European Semester with the Europe 2020 strategy in respect to the midterm review of the Europe 2020 strategy foreseen in March 2015; calls for more determined efforts to guide and coordinate EU policies to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create quality jobs; by aligning short term crisis management with long term economic goals.
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that labour market reforms in many Member States have mainly promoted precarious jobs; observes that 50 % of jobs created in 2014 were temporary jobs; notes that, according to the Commission, in-work poverty persists, and that for 50 % of all job seekers, securing employment is not enough to lift them out of poverty, nor does it raise productivity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make job quality a priority and to address labour market segmentation;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Given the number of workers, particularly young people, who are now leaving their countries of origin for other Member States in search of employment opportunities, there is an urgent need to develop appropriate measures to guarantee that no worker is left uncovered by social and labour rights protection; calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to further improve EU labour mobility through instruments like EURES while upholding the principle of equal treatment and safeguarding wages and social standards; calls on each Member State to establish social and employment policies for equal rights and equal pay at the same place of work for men and women;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the fact that the Joint Employment Report annexed to the AGS includes a scoreboard for employment and social policies; considers it regrettable, however, that these indicators are not sufficient and that they have not been made binding, which would allow them to be used more forcefully; asks the Commission to remedy this situation;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission and the Council to enter intofor an interinstitutional agreement with Parliament in order to gito involve Parliament a full role in the drafting and approval of the AGSnnual Growth Survey and the Economic Policy and Employment Guidelines;